Kathmandu, Oct 28: Eleven Maoists, four policemen, including a superintendent of police, and six civilians were killed in clashes across Nepal, reports said today. Six Maoists were shot dead by security forces in Nawalparasi district, while in Dhanusha district, three rebels were killed when they tried to ambush a patrol party yesterday, radio Nepal reported today quoting police.

In Malakheti area of Kaliali district, six villagers were killed yesterday when they tried to repulse a Maoist attack, the report said, adding two Maoists were killed when their own socket bombs exploded. In another incident at Biruwatar village of Gorkha district yesterday, four security personnel, including an SP, belonging to the Armed Police Force (APF) were killed when an underground bomb installed by the Maoists exploded, a release from the police headquarters here said today.

APF SP Surya Kumar Shrestha and three other APF personnel who were killed in the ambush trap laid by the guerrillas were on a routine patrol. Five other security personnel who sustained injuries in the blast were airlifted to Kathmandu and are admitted to Birendra Military Hospital.

Bureau Report