Suspected Maoists blew up a railway track in eastern India, derailing a train packed with passengers less than a week ahead of regional elections opposed by the powerful rebels, authorities said.
At least one person was killed and 23 people injured, said Sunil Kumar, the most senior official of West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, where the wreck occurred Thursday night.
The massive blast left a huge crater in the ground and badly damaged more than half a dozen rail cars, according to Kumar.
Less than two weeks ago, India's Home Ministry guaranteed that voters would be able to participate without fear in the elections starting November 25 in the mineral-rich but Maoist-stronghold region.
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