AFP. 28 January 2002. Four policeman killed by Maoist bomb in Nepal.
KATHMANDU -- Four policemen were killed Monday when a bomb planted by Maoists rebels exploded in western Nepal, officials said. The policemen were on a routine patrol when the vehicle they were travelling in ran over a device hidden on the road. "At least four policemen were killed on the spot Monday morning when a booby-trap set by Maoists went off at Fulbari in Kailali district," a home ministry official said. Seven other policemen were injured and two were in a serious condition, the official said. Kailali district has been badly affected by the Maoist insurgency which was launched in 1996 to overthrow Nepal's constitutional monarchy. Meanwhile, militants belonging to the little-known Khumbuwan Liberation Front (KLF), attacked a hydro-electric power plant constructed by the Chinese government causing 40 million rupees (526,000 dollars) worth of damage, the home ministry said. This was the biggest-ever attack by the KLF, which is a relatively new group fighting for autonomy for tribespeople in the Khumbuwan area to the east of Mount Everest. They attacked the plant in the eastern Bhojpur district, which provided electricity to 1,600 families in the area, on Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews
