West Bengal, Wednesday, 19 May 2010: Suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast on a railway track near Jhargram in West Midnapore district today, injuring two drivers of a goods train and leaving the engine of the freight train damaged.

The attack came on the second day of the two-day five-state bandh called by the Maoists and disrupted train services on the Kharagpur-Tata Nagar section of South Eastern Railway.

The incident took place at Khatkhura halt station near here when the landmine detonated as soon as the engine of the goods train passed over it.

The engine and windshield of the train were damaged by the blast which left a two-feet deep crater at the spot.The driver and the assistant driver of the freight train were injured by shards of glass.

(PTI)