Raipur, Aug 5 (PTI) Two persons were injured after Naxals triggered a blast using an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Thursday, a police official said.

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The incident took place at around 7.30 am near Ghotiya village under Malewadhi police station limits, located about 400 km from Raipur, when the victims were heading towards Dantewada in a vehicle, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.

As per preliminary information, the vehicle came under the impact of the blast, causing injuries to the two occupants, he said.

After being alerted, a team of security personnel rushed to the spot.

The injured persons are being shifted to the district hospital, Pallava said.

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