Thursday, January 06, 2005

Japan Today - News - 17 soldiers, policemen killed in rebel attacks in Nepal - Japan's Leading International News Network

Monday, January 3, 2005 at 07:58 JST
KATHMANDU — Warring Maoist rebels killed nine soldiers and eight policemen in two separate attacks on highways in Nepal on Saturday and Sunday, government officials said. Five policemen died and six were wounded when the Maoist ambushed a police vehicle on the Mahendra Highway in far western Nepal early Sunday morning.

On Saturday, four policemen and eight soldiers were killed in a clash on the Koshi Highway in the eastern part of the country. (Kyodo News) Sphere: Related Content

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