Army Raid on Hide-Out Leaves 30 Rebels Dead
Soldiers backed by helicopters raided a communist rebel hide-out in the forests of western Nepal, killing at least 30 guerrillas, officials said.
Tipped that the rebels were meeting, the soldiers moved on the guerrilla camp in the Mashuriya forests near Banchet village, about 375 miles west of the capital, Katmandu.
Brig. Gen. Rajendra Thapa, who heads the army operation in west Nepal, said authorities believed the rebels were about to attack a nearby army base.
At least seven soldiers were injured, two of them seriously.
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