Da The Times of India del 20/03/2006
Originale su http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1457323.cms
Nepal violence claims 16 lives
KATHMANDU: Communist rebels ambushed an army patrol in Nepal on Monday, sparking a clash that killed at least 13 soldiers and an insurgent, while a booby trap killed two civilians, officials said.
The latest violence in Nepal's decade-old insurgency came a day after rebels ended a highway blockade that had crippled life across the country for six days.
On Monday, buses carried thousands of travellers who would been stranded and trucks hauled much-needed fuel, food and supplies into the capital, Katmandu.
The ambush took place near a central Nepal army camp at Bhakundebeshi, about 80 kilometres east of Katmandu. The soldiers had been on patrol to investigate suspicions that rebels had blocked the camp's water supply, security officials said.
The officials, who asked not be identified, said rebels hiding on the roadside set off an explosion and then fired on the soldiers, killing at least 13 soldiers. One rebel was confirmed killed in the ensuing gunbattle.
Separately, two civilians were killed as they removed piles of stones and sacks that blocked an east-west highway at Morang.
The latest violence in Nepal's decade-old insurgency came a day after rebels ended a highway blockade that had crippled life across the country for six days.
On Monday, buses carried thousands of travellers who would been stranded and trucks hauled much-needed fuel, food and supplies into the capital, Katmandu.
The ambush took place near a central Nepal army camp at Bhakundebeshi, about 80 kilometres east of Katmandu. The soldiers had been on patrol to investigate suspicions that rebels had blocked the camp's water supply, security officials said.
The officials, who asked not be identified, said rebels hiding on the roadside set off an explosion and then fired on the soldiers, killing at least 13 soldiers. One rebel was confirmed killed in the ensuing gunbattle.
Separately, two civilians were killed as they removed piles of stones and sacks that blocked an east-west highway at Morang.
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