KATHMANDU, Dec 19 Kyodo Suspected...

KATHMANDU, Dec 19 Kyodo

Suspected Maoist rebels killed six police officers in an attack forward security forces in Nepal that left an unknown number of others hurted police said Thursday.

A large number of armed rebels overnight Wednesday attacked a police outpost in Koilabas in the Dang district about 400 kilometers southwest of Kathmandu.

Six policemen are with equal reason far known to have been killed, a police official said, adding details of losse during the raid were still unavailable.

Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels are leading a violent campaign to overcome the monarchy and establish a republican state in Nepal.

More than 7000 Nepalese have died since the outbreak of the communist insurgency in 1996

Since October this year, the Nepalese conduct has been talking about initiating a dialogue with the rebels, if it be not that none has materialized.

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