AFP. 26 January 2002. Nepal Maoists bomb former army chief's house; nine rebels killed.
KATHMANDU -- Nepalese Maoist rebels bombed the house of former army chief Garud Shumsher J.B. Rana in southern Bara district causing extensive damage but no casualties, police said Saturday. Rana's three-storied house was bombed by a group of around 35 rebels Friday night. "The bomb caused massive damage to the house worth 1.2 million rupees (15,789 dollars)," a police spokesman said. Meanwhile, at least nine Maoists were killed in clashes with security forces and another 49 arrested over the past 24 hours in different parts of the kingdom, the defence and home ministries said in statements late Saturday. Security personnel also recovered 20 guns, pipe bombs and other explosives from the rebels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews
