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50 rebels, 9 troops killed in Nepal

AFP, Kathmandu
At least 50 Maoists and nine soldiers were killed in a battle in southeastern Nepal, state media reported Wednesday, in one of the latest outbreaks of heavy fighting since King Gyanendra seized power.
The battle, in which troops launched ground and air attacks, also marked the biggest reported loss of life for security forces since
the king took control February 1 in what he said was a move to end the increasingly deadly revolt.
Bodies of Maoist fighters littered the scene of Monday's clash in and around Udayapur district, 280 kilometers southeast of the capital, Kathmandu, state-run radio and newspapers said.
The clash that state media said lasted several hours was not reported until Wednesday due to the area's remote location and poor communications.
There was no official comment available from the Maoists, who have been fighting since 1996 to install a communist republic, but a source close to the rebels said only six guerrillas died, including their eastern area commander.
Meanwhile, in fresh violence, six rebels were shot dead Tuesday in Chitwan district, 170 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu, when they attacked security forces guarding a college examination centre, state media said.
One student writing exams was wounded, the official RSS news agency said.
"At least 50 Maoists and nine security persons were killed in a clash in the Taple area of Udayapur district," the state-run Nepali language Gorkhapatra newspaper said, referring to Monday's battles.
State-run Radio Nepal said, "Eight rebel bodies were found scattered at the battle site while over 40 bodies were recovered from the Gobari area adjoining the site."
"In the land and aerial attacks launched by security forces in the area, over 100 terrorists were also injured," the Gorkhapatra daily said.
"According to locals, the injured rebels were carried away by their colleagues," Gorkhapatra said, adding 17 security force personnel were injured.
The conflict in the impoverished kingdom has cost over 11,000 lives since the Maoists took up arms nine years ago.
Reports could not be independently verified due to the difficulty in reaching the locations.
In the most recent large battle May 9, hundreds of Maoists stormed two army bases in southern Nepal, sparking a fierce firefight in which at least 32 rebels and three security men were killed, the army said.
That battle erupted as US Assistant Secretary of State,
Christina Rocca, visited the Himalayan nation to press King Gyanendra to restore democracy.
The biggest reported loss of life since the king's takeover was last month when the army said nearly 150 rebels were killed in an attack on an army base that left three members of the security forces dead.
India last week resumed some military shipments to Nepal after King Gyanendra lifted emergency rule late last month.
But hundreds of political leaders, activists, human rights workers and others remain in detention, including former premier Sher Bahadur Deuba, fired by the king February 1 and now being held on charges of corruption.
Prosecutors are demanding a 10-year prison term for Deuba who says he is a victim of a "vendetta" against politicians opposed to the king's takeover.