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By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Feb. 2: The security forces, in their operation against the Maoist terrorists, killed a terrorist in a western hilly district of Baglung and seized weapons and explosives from various parts of the country on Friday.

Yam Bahadur Gharti was killed when a patrol team of the security forces exchanged fires with the terrorists at Dhamja area of Baglung district. The security forces also seized weapons, explosives and various kinds of bombs from the site of the incident, the Defence Ministry said in a statement issued today.

In the process of assisting the action of the security forces across the country, the public collected and submitted a total of 169 guns to the security personnel in varoius districts of the country: 73 in Makawanpur, 85 in Palpa and 11 in Baglung.

The bomb disposal teams of the security forces defused two bombs each at Kathmandu’s Samakhusi and and Lalitpur’s Dhobighat that were planted by the terrorists at the public places.

According to the Defence Ministry, the security forces have detained 55 suspects from various parts of the country: five from Baglung’s Amalachaur, 16 from various parts of Surkhet district, 15 from Arghakhanchi’s Pokharathok, five from Ramechhap’s Lakhanpur, 11 from Chitwan district, one each from Kapilbastu’s Chandrauta, Terhathu’s Jirikhimti, and Dadeldhura’s Chhela. The press statement said the security forces are interrogating the suspects.

The security personnel seized combat fatigues, and equipment used for making bombs and laying ambushes from various parts of Chitwan district. They also recovered the equipment used for making weapons and bombs from Lakhanpur of Ramechhap district.

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