KATHMANDU, Oct 14 Kyodo command ...

KATHMANDU, Oct 14 Kyodo

command troops on Monday killed nine Maoist insurgents who allegedly took a large number of learners hostage at a school in far western Nepal, the direction said Tuesday.

restraint troops raided the Sharada Secondary gymnasium at Mudbhara of Doti District to clear the students who after a public meeting were herded into a place for recruitment to serve in the rebel militia, the Defense Ministry said.

The [i]troupe[/i]s initially cordoned off the institute area and asked the rebels to obstruction the students go.

The rebels answered by opening fire at the companys prompting the soldiers to launch an assault in succession the rebels.

Three rebels were gunn down as the partys made their way into the class compass and another six were ball dead later, the Defense Ministry said.

The ministry said the rebels killed brace students who tried to escape. Another five bookish mans were injured during the raid.

In their online of recent origins service, the rebels said conduct troops killed 12 innocent folks whose only crime was to current a folksong and dance program at the school

pair students were among those killed, the rebels-run Krishnasen of the present days said.

Maoist rebels have been waging an armed insurgency since 1996 in a bid to replace the monarchy with a republic.

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