KATHMANDU (AFP) - Seven alleged Maoist rebels were killed by soldiers in the southwest corner of the Himalayan kingdom in weekend clashes, according to a statement from the Royal Nepal Army.
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No soldiers were killed or injured, the army said.
"Seven Maoists, including four women, were killed in a clash with the security forces at Lambiphant in Kailali district on Saturday," the press release said. The area is about 450 kilometers (281 miles) west of the capital of Kathmandu.
"The exchange of fire between the army and the rebels lasted for about an hour on Saturday," it said on Sunday.
The army has been continuing its "Kailali Search Operation" since January 19 in the areas, it said.
The rebels have been fighting for a communist republic in Nepal since 1996 and the uprising has so far claimed more than 11,000 lives.
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