KATHMANDU, Nov. 16 Kyodo Maoist r...

KATHMANDU, Nov. 16 Kyodo

Maoist rebels claimed responsibility forward Friday for the earlier killings of sum of two units Nepalese security personnel working for the U Embassy in Kathmandu.

The insurgents said in a statement that the brace were killed based forward evidence that they had been involved in spying in succession the rebels.

The rebels had gunn down Deepak Pokhrel a security guard at the embassy last week, while another security staff member, Ramesh Manandhar, was slain a not many months ago.

In the statement, the rebels also warned diplomatic missions in Kathmandu not to camouflage spies and informants.

The rebels took up arms in 1996 vowing to topple the constitutional monarchy and cessation multiparty rule in Nepal.

According to control figures, more than 6,500 Nepalese have been killed in the insurgency in the way that far.

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