AFP. 11 January 2002. Nepali Congress activist shot dead.
KATHMANDU -- An activist of the ruling Nepali Congress was shot dead by Maoist rebels in the far west of the country on Friday evening, state-run radio said Saturday. "A senior activist of the ruling Nepali Congress Party, Yagya Gurung, was shot dead by Maoist rebels Friday evening," the radio said, quoting local officials. "Gurung, a party district committee member, was shot dead in district headquarters," the radio said without giving further details. Gurung was shot in Surkhet, western Nepal, which is known to be a Maoist stronghold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews
