Thursday, October 20, 2005

People's Daily Online -- Over 29 guerrillas surrender, four arrested in Nepal

At least 29 anti-government guerrillas surrendered before the district administrations in mid- western Nepal on Wednesday, Radio Nepal reported.

About 25 guerrillas including some district-level leaders surrendered to the district administration in Humla district, some 700 km west of Kathmandu, on Wednesday, the state-owned radio said.

Likewise, four guerrillas surrendered before the district administration in Dailekh district, some 680 km west of Kathmandu, also on Wednesday.

Guerrillas' brigade commander Yam Bahadur Bista was among those surrendering, according to the radio.

Separately, four guerrillas have been arrested in the last two days in far-western Bajura and Achham districts.

Security forces arrested three guerrillas, who were involved in extortion and abduction in Kalagaon area of Achham district, on Tuesday.

In the same manner, a district leader of guerrillas was arrested by the security forces on Monday in Bajura district, the radio added.

Source: Xinhua" Sphere: Related Content

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