Three killed in Rolpa clash

At least three persons – one security man and two Maoists - were killed in an armed clash between the security forces and the insurgents in the mid-western district of Rolpa Monday.

The clash erupted when a group of Maoists opened fire on a regular patrol of the security forces at Dumla area this afternoon, a press statement issued by the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) said, confirming that a security person was killed in the encounter.

Meanwhile, issuing a joint statement, the commissar of the 5th division of the Maoists’ People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Sudarshan, and “central base area” in-charge, Biplab, confirmed two deaths on their side, claiming that six security men were killed in the gunbattle.

The incident comes despite the unilateral ceasefire declared by the Maoists. nepalnews.com mk Dec 26 05

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