Clash Leaves 1 Soldier, 2 Insurgents Dead
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From Times Wire Reports
Communist rebels ambushed an army patrol in western Nepal, sparking a gun battle that killed at least two rebels and a soldier.
Soldiers came under attack while patrolling near Dumla village, about 250 miles west of the capital, Katmandu, the Royal Nepalese Army said in a statement.
Local rebel commander Sudarshan said two guerrilla fighters and several soldiers were killed, but the army statement said only one soldier was killed. Sudarshan goes by one name.
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