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Kathmandu Wednesday December 12, 2001 Marga 27, 2058.
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Maoists hurl
bombs at Tumlingtar airport
KATHMANDU, Dec. 11 (PR)–
Maoist rebels threw two socket bombs at Tumlingtar airport in the eastern hill district of
Sankhuwasabha Monday night, security sources said.
But the explosion targeted at
the police post near the airport did not cause any damage, our Biratnagar report quoted
the security sources as saying.
About a dozen Maoists hurled the
bombs at the police post, about two hours walk from the district headquarters of
Khandbari, but they fled after the police opened fire at them.
More security personnel were
sent to the site immediately from the headquarters, the report said. The Maoists also
exploded bombs in Dhupu and Ramche VDCs of the district the same night, according to the
locals arriving from the village.
Meanwhile, a group of army men
travelling from Benibazaar to Babiyachaur of Myagdi district survived an ambush laid by
the Maoists Tuesday afternoon, our reporter in Myagdi said, quoting local army sources.
The explosion took place in Singha VDC-4 but no one was injured, the report said.
The Maoists fled the scene after
the army opened fire after the explosion. The army men were going towards Babiyachaur
village in connection with their search operation. After the incident, more personnel have
been sent to the area, further tightening the security there.
Similarly, Royal Nepal Army
personnel arrested 10 Maoist rebels in different places during their cordon and search
operation on Monday, the Defense Ministry said here today.
The RNA men arrested four
"terrorists" in Motipur VDC of Kapilbastu district, two in Nuwagaun village of
Rolpa district and four in Samudradevi VDC of Nuwakot district, according to a press
release issued by the Defense Ministry.
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