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Nine Maoist rebels including seven women killed in armed clash in Nepal KATHMANDU, Thursday (AFP) At least nine Maoist rebels, seven of them women, were killed in a fierce clash with Nepal's security forces in northeastern Nepal, an army source said. "Among the nine killed, one has been identified as Maoist unit commander Sadhuram," the source said. The clash occurred Tuesday night when a group of Maoists attacked a security force patrol team at Babasi in Dolkha district, about 140 kilometres (88 miles) northeast of Kathmandu, the source said. "Two of the nine rebels were killed on the spot while seven others were killed during a chase at midnight," the source said, adding that a quantity of arms and ammunition had been recovered. The source also said the army had on Monday used helicopters to bomb a large group of Maoists who had gathered to declare a regional autonomous government in the remote Jajarkot region, in far northwestern Nepal. Newspapers Wednesday claimed 40 Maoists had died in the bombing but rebel sources claimed only one rebel and several villagers had been killed. The press reports said top Maoist leader Baburam Bhattrai and other central committee members attended the meeting, which was to announce the Bheri-Karnali Autonomous Government, but had survived the attack. "The army used bombs from a helicopter to disperse the Maoist gathering after the rebels attacked the helicopter, which was patrolling in the area," said the army source, who added that official reports of casualties were still being awaited. |
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