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Terror Networks
106 dead in Maoist attacks in Nepal, 100 gunnies killed
2002-02-17
  • Carrying out their deadliest attack yet, Maoist rebels killed 102 people including 93 security personnel in two separate assaults in Nepal, losing more than 100 of their cadres in a counter offensive. Heavily armed Maoists launched surprise attacks on government buildings setting some of them on fire in the town of Mangalsen and the nearby airport. According to the defence ministry, 48 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army, guarding the headquarters, 45 police personnel, four government officials and one civilian were killed in the attack, the worst in seven years of Maoist insurgency in the Himalayan kingdom.

    In another attack, the rebels shot dead four policemen in Lalbandi area of Sarlahi district last night. The terrorists also destroyed a police post and looted some weapons and communication sets.
    This is turning into a pretty vicious operation. Nepal's government was a bit overconfident when it started. They'd better get pretty serious pretty quick, because the initiative still seems to be with the snuffies.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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