Information About Incident 22477-38309-86747 in Taplejung Nepal

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On October 18, security forces (SFs) killed a Maoist insurgent at the Khalte area of Taplejung district.

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On October 18, security forces (SFs) killed a Maoist insurgent at the Khalte area of Taplejung district. A statement issued by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said that Maoist 'area committee member' Bishnu Manange was killed in a retaliatory action after his group opened fire at a SF patrol. One pistol, a pressure cooker bomb , five socket bombs and some bullets were recovered from the incident site.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
22477-38309-86747 10/19/2005 Nepal Maoist insurgent killed in Taplejung district

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