|
 |
At least 26 Maoist rebels have been killed by security force in Nepal
At least 26 Maoist rebels have been killed by security forces in Nepal.
The A-F-P newsagency reported seventeen rebels were shot dead in Murkutti, 390 kilometres west of Kathmandu on Sunday.
Some of the dead were allegedly involved in an attack on Friday which left at least 164 people dead in the southwestern Dang district, and was the deadliest in the six-year Maoist rebellion.
The army recovered weapons as well as ammunition and home-made bombs from the guerrillas.
The defence ministry said seven other rebels were killed in different districts on Sunday and two more on Saturday.
The rebels have been fighting for a communist republic in Nepal since 1996, and the uprising has so far claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
16/04/2002 03:36:48 | ABC Radio Australia News
Back
|
|
|
|
Related Stories
|
|
15/04/2002 14:02:39
Rising death toll in Nepal's continuing Maoist revolt
08/04/2002 14:13:07
Twenty Six Maoist rebels killed in Nepal
04/04/2002 13:37:29
Amnesty says Nepal's political unrest creates human rights crisis
01/04/2002 05:17:38
Nepali leaders urge Maoist rebels to call of five day strike
|
|
Related Sites
|
|
World News
from Radio Australia
News across Asia, the Pacific and beyond.
|
