Rebels kill 14 policemen, four civilians in Nepal

[dArKeR]

AP , KATMANDU

Rebels ambushed a police truck with a bomb and gunfire on Saturday, also hitting a nearby passenger bus in an attack that killed 14 policemen and four civilians, including at least one child.

At least 27 people were wounded in the attack in the village of Dhankhola, about 400km southwest of Nepal's capital, Katmandu.

The police truck was on patrol when it hit a mine in the road, and the rebels opened fire, police officials said. Surviving police fired back.

A passenger bus traveling right behind the police vehicle was caught in the crossfire, and at least four civilians were killed, police said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/06/21/2003175943

[Mnemosyne]

1. Been trying to keep up on this, but got behind

Isn't this Tibet all over again!?

Anymore info would be greatly appreciated dArKeR.

Thanks.

So very sad.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Not really - Tibet was invaded by the Chinese

who claimed that Tibet was historically part of China, whereas this is an internal rebellion - they say they are Maoist, but I don't think they're backed by the Chinese in any way.

A BBC background to the conflict: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2707107.stm

Depressingly, "human rights groups accuse both sides of gross human rights abuses".

[Mnemosyne]

3. thanks muriel, I'll do some more checking on this.