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Maoist rebels storm Nepal town, burn buildings KATHMANDU, Monday (Reuters) Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a remote town in Nepal and set government buildings on fire, an army officer said on Monday, in the first major attack after a short truce ended four days ago. The rebels attacked Gamgadi, capital of the remote Mugu district, late on Sunday and fought pitched battles with government troops. "They set several empty government buildings on fire and fled to nearby jungles," said the army officer, who did not want to be named. It was not immediately known whether there were any casualties, he added. Gamgadi, about 600 km (375 miles) northwest of the country's capital, Kathmandu, is surrounded by mountains with no motorable road and poor communication links. Mugu district is a stronghold of the Maoists, who are fighting to convert Nepal into a single-party communist republic. |
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