Guest guest Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 >"Ashwini Kumar Nepal rebels set fire to Sanskrit University >Mon, 13 May 2002 19:31:01 -0400 > > > > >Source: Hindustan Times, May 13, 2002 >Author: Reuters >Nepal rebels set fire to Sanskrit university > >Some 500 Maoist rebels stormed a Sanskrit university in west Nepal, >set the building on fire and destroyed office records, an official >said on Monday. > >District officer Mathur Prasad Yadav told Reuters that the >guerrillas snapped telephone lines and overpowered the night guard >of the >Mahendra Sanskrit University in Dang in west Nepal late on Saturday >before setting the building ablaze. > >"No one was injured in the incident," Yadav said, adding that >several office rooms had been destroyed. > >The rebels, who are fighting to topple the constitutional monarchy >in Nepal, oppose the teaching in schools of Sanskrit, an ancient >Indian language. > >Nepal mobilised its troops against the guerrillas last November >after the rebels walked out of peace talks and attacked police posts >and government installations. > >Hundreds of rebels have died in the past two weeks as the army >stepped up its offensives. > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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