Six security personnel killed in rebel attack
At least six security personnel were killed and and three others injured when Maoist attacked an army patrol near `Surai Naka’ along the Mahendra highway in the western district of Kapilvastu Saturday afternoon, reports said.
Security sources in nearby district of Dang said that the clash took place when the rebels attacked a troupe of security personnel that was on a regular patrol along the highway.
Security sources have claimed that there has been heavy casualty on the part of the rebels. A body of suspected rebel has been recovered from the site of incident after the clash.
The rebels reportedly retreated after a helicopter carrying security personnel reached the area, reports said.
A senior security source in Kathmandu confirmed that two-way gun battle had taken place in Surai Naka area but said details were still awaited.
Traffic has resumed along the highway, latest reports said.
The rebels have stepped up their attacks against security forces along the major highways in the country over the last few weeks. They have been erecting roadblocks at several places along the highway “to use it as a trap” against the security personnel.
Traffic along Man Khola (in Banke)-Bhuri Gaon (in Bardiya) section of the East-West highway in the mid-western region remains disrupted for nearly last two weeks, reports said. The rebels have erected a mud-and-stone barrier along the highway and have also placed explosives beneath it, reports said.
Thousands of people have been stranded due to disruption of traffic along the major highway in the country and are even forced to travel by bordering districts of India, according to reports.
nepalnews.com by Dec 04 04
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