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.

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.