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Maoist rebels storm village, execute 10 for refusing to join Communist rebels dragged 10 people from their homes and executed them in southern Nepal for refusing to join the guerrillas, officials and human rights activists said yesterday. Maoist fighters stormed the village of Somani, about 250km southwest of Katmandu, on Friday night and began hauling males out of their houses, the Royal Nepalese Army said. At least 10 people, including a 14-year-old boy, were shot dead, the army said. Two men survived and were being treated at a nearby hospital. Akrur Newpane, of the Nepalese rights group INSEC, confirmed that villagers were taken from their homes and executed. fire, bombs The rebels also set fire to nine homes and bombed four others in the village, the military said. A village official, Madhav Sharma, told reporters that Nepalese security forces had moved in and taken control of the village. "We have put soldiers to patrol the area to prevent further violence," Sharma said. He said the government is trying to ensure the situation doesn't escalate into a series of revenge killings like those that occurred in nearby Kapilbastu district a few weeks ago after villagers killed 31 suspected communist rebels. retaliation In retaliation, the guerrillas killed 15 villagers, burned down houses, and slaughtered cattle. The government -- which established an army camp in the area to bring the situation under control -- came under severe criticism for encouraging the villagers to take up vigilante violence against the rebels. The guerrillas, who claim to be inspired by Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong, began fighting to overthrow Nepal's monarchy and establish a communist state in 1996. More than 11,500 people have been killed in the insurgency. alarm The rebels have stepped up attacks in the past few weeks to protest King Gyanendra taking absolute power in February. Human rights groups have expressed alarm over the power grab, saying it would worsen the country's already deteriorating human rights situation. Both the army and the rebels are accused of human rights atrocities, especially in the countryside. The monarch's power grab provoked an international outcry and several donor nations, including key allies India, Britain and the US, have either cut aid or threatened to do so if he fails to restore democracy. -- ..the Southern female - the most flagrant cheater in the mutual disarmament pact know as feminism. Lipstick! Hairdos! Submissiveness! -- 'Moneyball', Michael Lewis ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
