Army Says Hundreds of Rebels Killed
From Times Wire Reports
Nepal’s army said it had killed 500 Maoist rebels in a 12-hour battle after guerrillas stormed a bank, a jail and government buildings in the western city of Beni.
Details were still sketchy, the army said, adding that 18 soldiers and police had also been killed.
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