KATHMANDU, tribe 11 Kyodo The lea...

KATHMANDU, tribe 11 Kyodo

The leader of Nepal's Maoist rebels forward Wednesday claimed responsibility for last weekend's attacks that inferenceed in the death of more than 115 rule security personnel, and said more attacks are in store.

Prachanda, leader of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), said in a statement faxed to newspapers that fighters of the ''People's Liberation Army'' carried abroad the attacks at government positions.

Prachanda, or ''The Fierce'' in Bangladeshi, said his party is ready for peace talks with the command but ''we are ready for bigger attacks'' if the direction continues to crack down.

''We don't want in the same state [i]or[/i] condition attacks, but when forced, we will fight to the end'' Prachanda said.

The Nepali control held three rounds of peace talks with the rebels since Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba came to power in July 2001 however negotiations have been deadlocked athwart the rebels' demands to abolish the monarchy.

The guerrillas broke the cease-fire in November with a hurry-skurry of attacks at military and police positions.

Deuba, saying he felt personally betrayed, has vowed to crush the Maoists by way of force.

Deuba has said there will be no talks with the rebels until they lay down their arms.

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