Maoists attack district jail, 8 killed, 103 prisoners escape
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, March 7, IRNA
Nepal-Maoist-Violence
Hundreds of Maoist rebels launched simultaneous attacks on a district jail and a number of government offices in eastern Nepal, sparking battles that killed at least eight people, including three security personnel, and managed to free 103 prisoners.
Three rebels, two policemen, one soldier and two civilians were killed in the fighting which erupted after 1000 Maoists
simultaneously attacked a number of government offices, including the district administrative office, a prison and an army barrack in Ilam Bazaar, 680 kilometers east of Kathmandu, sources said here today.
Nine security men were also injured in the cross-firing, which continued late into the night, they said, adding three bodies of Maoists were recovered during a search operation launched by the security forces after the attack.
Maoists also took over a district prison where they managed to free 103 prisoners, some of them suspected of being rebels.
However, security sources said 16 prisoners have established contact.
Further search operations are continuing in the area, they said.
The Maoists have intensified their attacks in various parts of the country after they withdrew their unilateral ceasefire two months ago.
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