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74 Maoists killed

KATHMANDU, MARCH 1. The Nepalese army shot dead at least 74 rebels and injured dozens while losing five of its own men in fierce clashes in the west of the kingdom. The incident occurred when a group of 500-600 Maoists attacked the security forces, who were in the area to remove barricades set up by the rebels on the highway. — PTI

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