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The bodies of suspected sandalwood smugglers, who were killed in an encounter with a joint team of special police and forest personnel, lie in the Seshachalam forest of Chittoor district in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on April 7, 2015. At least 20 people were killed when police opened fire April 7 on loggers who attacked them with axes and stones in an area of southern India known for sandalwood smuggling. AFP PHOTO