Narayanpur, Apr 30 (PTI) An encounter broke out between Naxalites and security personnel along the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.

A number of Naxalites were reported to be injured in the skirmish, they said.

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The gunfight took place took place in a forest of Tekmeta bordering Maharashtra when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said.

Intermittent firing is still underway and further details are awaited, he said.

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No harm was reported to security personnel in the incident, he added.

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