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Tight security in Nepal as Maoists mark seven years of fighting
Security in Nepal was stepped up on Wednesday as Maoist rebels were set to hark the seventh anniversary of the beginning of their struggle for a republic, officials said.
Security in Nepal was stepped up on Wednesday as Maoist rebels were set to hark the seventh anniversary of the beginning of their struggle for a republic, officials said.
Police fear that the rebels, who the government have branded terrorists, could mark the anniversary by attacking police posts or planting bombs.
Keeping in view the possibility of violence by the terrorists, we have already alerted the district authorities and the security personnel to avert any terrorism in those areas, a home ministry spokesman said.
The Maoists launched their people's war on 13 February 1996 with an attack on a police post in the western district of Rolpa. Since then some 2,300 people have died in the insurgency.
Bureau Report
Keeping in view the possibility of violence by the terrorists, we have already alerted the district authorities and the security personnel to avert any terrorism in those areas, a home ministry spokesman said.
The Maoists launched their people's war on 13 February 1996 with an attack on a police post in the western district of Rolpa. Since then some 2,300 people have died in the insurgency.
Bureau Report