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Maoists free 73 students in Nepal

Kathmandu: Maoists have freed all the high school students they abducted from a village in western Nepal, their teacher said on Sunday.

"All 48 students and two teachers have been freed, and arrived home safely," said Budhisagar Sapkota, director of the Dhurba High School in Lekhnath, about 200 km west of here.

Mr. Sapkota said none of the students was harmed or mistreated by the Maoist rebels. They were freed on Saturday along with 25 students from the neighbouring Sitaram High School.

The students were taken hostage on Tuesday from two schools in the village near the resort town of Pokhara, a popular starting point for tourist treks in the Himalayas. — AP

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