Maoist abduct 50 school children in Nepal

[Ulhas Joglekar <joglekarulhas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

HindustanTimes.com

Monday, July 19, 2004

Maoist rebels abduct 50 school children in Nepal

Reuters
kathmandu, July 19

Maoist guerrillas have abducted at least 50 students
and a dozen teachers
from a school on the outskirts of the Nepali capital
in a bid to force them
into their fold, a police officer said on Monday.

The rebels dragged the children, aged between 13 and
16, and teachers at
gunpoint from the school in Chaimale village on Sunday
afternoon, police
officer Deepak Ranjit said.

The Maoists, who are fighting to overthrow Nepal's
constitutional monarchy,
have in the past kidnapped school and university
students to boost their
numbers.

Ranjit said soldiers have been deployed to secure the
release of the
hostages. Most of the kidnapped students were girls.

© HT Media Ltd. 2004.



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