150 Maoists killed in clash: Official
Some 150 Maoist guerrillas were killed in a fierce battle with security forces in Nepal's remote southwest on Wednesday, a top army official said.
"In a clash with the security forces, at least 150 rebels were killed and over 30 others injured" in Kailali district in the far southwest, the senior army official, who did not wish to be identified, told AFP.
There was no immediate comment on casualties from the Maoists.
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