MORE than 550 Maoist rebels have been killed in a huge offensive by the
police and army in Nepal over the past three days, a home ministry official
said on Sunday.
The deaths came as the security forces targetted a camp in western Nepal
where around 800 guerrillas were gathered for training.
”The Maoists’ casualty should be between 550 to 600 in surface and air
attacks at a training camp where the terrorists had gathered for training
and preparation strategy,” said the official, who did not want to be named.
The new figure — up from at least 350 given on Saturday — makes the
operation the most successful by far by the security forces against the
Maoists’ six-year insurgency to topple the constitutional monarchy. –
Sapa-AFP