Information About Incident 22762-38894-88096 in Taplejung Nepal

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According to Himalayan News, Maoists abducted 560 students and teachers from five Village Development Committees (VDCs) located in the Taplejung district on November 16.

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• Meta Location: Taplejung
• Matched District: Taplejung
• Actgroup: abduct
• Actor: Maoists
• Subject: 560 students and teachers

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According to Himalayan News, Maoists abducted 560 students and teachers from five Village Development Committees (VDCs) located in the Taplejung district on November 16. According to the locals, Maoists abducted the students and the teachers from the schools situated at Dhungesanghu, Change, Hangpang, Phoolbari and Nighuradin VDCs of the district. Following the abduction, no classes could be conducted at any school.

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