cullinane
24th November 2001, 00:14
KATHMANDU -- Maoist guerrillas attacked police stations and government
installations in Nepal on Friday, two days after pulling out of a
four-month cease-fire following unsuccessful peace talks, officials
said. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Police said the rebels rampaged in at least 15 towns across the
Himalayan kingdom, firing guns and stealing weapons from at least one
police station.
At Surkhet, 300 miles west of the capital, Katmandu, rebels blew up a
helicopter belonging to a private company that recently won a contract
to supply helicopters for the army, authorities said.
On Wednesday, the rebel leader known as Prachanda said the Maoists were
unilaterally withdrawing from the cease-fire.
He said attempts by the rebels to find a peaceful resolution had been
foiled and that there was no justification to continue with the truce.
installations in Nepal on Friday, two days after pulling out of a
four-month cease-fire following unsuccessful peace talks, officials
said. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Police said the rebels rampaged in at least 15 towns across the
Himalayan kingdom, firing guns and stealing weapons from at least one
police station.
At Surkhet, 300 miles west of the capital, Katmandu, rebels blew up a
helicopter belonging to a private company that recently won a contract
to supply helicopters for the army, authorities said.
On Wednesday, the rebel leader known as Prachanda said the Maoists were
unilaterally withdrawing from the cease-fire.
He said attempts by the rebels to find a peaceful resolution had been
foiled and that there was no justification to continue with the truce.