Rebels kill 48 police during raid on village

HUNDREDS of rebels attacked a police station in a remote mountainous village in Nepal yesterday, killing at least 48 policemen and wounding 19, a Government minister said.

Rebels kill 48 police during raid on village

There were 70 policemen stationed at the post in the village of Bhiman when the rebels attacked after midnight, starting a battle that lasted for hours, Home Minister Devendra Raj Kadel said after a visit to the site.

The remaining three policemen were missing and may be hiding in the nearby jungle, Mr Kadel said. At least two rebels were killed, he said.

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