NMDC’s iron-ore mining facility suffers extremist attack

Indian miner NMDC’s iron-ore assets at Dantewada in the central state of Chhattisgarh came under attack from ultra-left-wing extremists on Sunday. According to reports available from the district, the ultra-left extremists, popularly known as naxalites, stormed into the iron-ore mining facility at Dantewada and set fire to trucks and dumpers before fleeing into the adjacent dense forests.