Nepalese rebels kill 76 security officers

The Nepalese government has asked the country’s king Gyanendra to declare a state of emergency to give the army the power to launch an all-out assault on Maoist rebels fighting for freedom.

The Nepalese government has asked the country’s king Gyanendra to declare a state of emergency to give the army the power to launch an all-out assault on Maoist rebels.

The rebels killed 76 soldiers, policemen and state officials in a weekend of attacks throughout Nepal.