- 20 Jan 2005 15:11
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4181359.stm
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Left-wing rebels in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have announced that they are breaking off peace talks with the state government.
A statement said the rebels were ending negotiations in protest against police killings of their members.
The rebels accuse the government of failing to honour a cease-fire which took effect last summer.
The move comes after a week of violence left 15 people dead. Over 6,000 have died in the state's 20-yearconflict.
'Murders'
A joint statement issued by the two rebel groups - the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) - said they were breaking off talks to protest over "murders" by the state's Greyhound security forces.
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Left-wing rebels in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have announced that they are breaking off peace talks with the state government.
A statement said the rebels were ending negotiations in protest against police killings of their members.
The rebels accuse the government of failing to honour a cease-fire which took effect last summer.
The move comes after a week of violence left 15 people dead. Over 6,000 have died in the state's 20-yearconflict.
'Murders'
A joint statement issued by the two rebel groups - the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) - said they were breaking off talks to protest over "murders" by the state's Greyhound security forces.