Maoist rebels kill 16 policemen in Nepal Posted by Scott Manning on February 05, 2002 | Comments (1)

Maoist rebels in Nepal have killed 16 policemen in their deadliest attack on a security post since authorities declared a state of emergency last year.

Four other police were also wounded in the overnight attack 60 km (40 miles) east of the capital Kathmandu, district government official Umesh Pandey told Reuters news agency on Tuesday. Full Story...