Kathmandu, Nov 16: Three security men were killed and 10 others injured in two separate incidents when they were attacked by suspected Maoist rebels. Three policemen were killed when a group of armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the cops on duty at a busy market area in B P Chowk in Nepalgunj of Banke district last evening, state run Radio Nepal said.
In a separate incident, 10 armed police force personnel were injured when their vehicle ran over a landmine, allegedly planted by Maoist rebels in Saljhandi village in Rupandehi district of west Nepal yesterday, sources said.
The injured personnel were airlifted to Kathmandu and admitted at the Birendra Military Hospital at Chhauni.
An extensive search operation was launched following the landmine blast.
Meanwhile, regretting the violence and terror spread by rebels across the Himalayan kingdom, two Maoists committed suicide by exploding a bomb, Radio Nepal said quoting defence sources.
Bureau Report