KATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Nepali security forces said Wednesday they have discovered 10 more bodies of security personnel killed in the overnight battle with the anti-government guerrillas at the Pili base camp in mid-western Nepal on Sunday. With this, the total number of security personnel killed in the clashes at Pili has reached 50.
On Sunday evening, the guerrillas launched an offensive against the security forces stationed at the Pili base camp in Pakha village, the headquarters of Kalikot district, some 700 km west of Kathmandu, Royal Nepalese Army's Directorate of Public Relation said in a statement.
Over 50 soldiers were taken under control by the guerrillas following the overnight clashes, and Chairman of the Nepali anti-government guerrillas Prachanda Wednesday assured of releasing all the captive soldiers.
A senior guerrilla leader Prabhaker admitted that 22 guerrillas were killed and 45 others injured during the clashes. More than 1,200 additional troops who were deployed from neighboring districts on Monday reached the clash site on Tuesday morning, RNA noted.
Security forces on Tuesday cordoned off entry points of Bajura, Jumla and Dailekh districts to hunt for the guerrillas and more troops have been mobilized at the clash site, according to RNA. Some 200 security personnel were stationed at the base camp at Pakha village established a month ago for the construction of the Surkhet-Jumla road section of the Karnali Highway."
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