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72 killed in clashes in Nepal

IRNA

New Delhi, Dec 4, IRNA -- Nepalese troops gunned down 66 Maoists 
rebels in a cross firing which also left six security personnel dead 
in south western of the country. 
According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), the 50 rebels were 
killed by a joint team of Nepalese security forces at Pandong area of 
Kailali district, 500 kms west of Kathmandu, as the troops launched an
operation against Maoists in their training center at the district. 
Some of the bodies of rebels were carried away by Maoists, sources
said. 
Sources at Nepal`s Army Headquarters said, four policemen and two 
armed forces personnel were also killed while 10 other security men 
were injured in the clash which started Tuesday night and continued 
till Wednesday morning. 
They said, 15 bodies of the rebels have been recovered from the 
site. 
Meanwhile, Nepalese Defense ministry said that 16 Maoist rebels 
were killed elsewhere in separate encounters with the security forces.
Six rebels were killed in Palpa district, four in Solukhumbu 
district, three in Arghkhachi district, two in Rukum and one in 
Udaypur district, Nepalese Defense ministry said. 
Some 8,500 persons have been killed in Nepal since Maoists 
launched `people`s war` in 1996. 
IND/AH/210 
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