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Nepal's King apeals for national unity after Maoist assault
Nepal's King Gyanendra has appealed for unity as the Himalayan nation marks national democracy day, still reeling from the deadliest raids ever by Maoist guerrillas.
The king, who ordered the army into action against the rebels last November, says the nation is going through a vulnerable stage and called on politicians to extend a state of emergency.
King Gyanendra was elevated to the throne last June by a bloody palace massacre in which most of the royal family were slain by a asuicidal crown prince.
The attacks are the latest violence to threaten the stability of the landlocked, desperately poor nation since the palace massacre.
The rebels managed to kill 154 soldiers and police at their base at a village in a remote area of west Nepal last weekend.
20/02/2002 05:04:59 | ABC Radio Australia News
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