Maoist rebels have killed 12 policemen and a civilian in an ambush on a police patrol in southern Nepal this morning.
Extra troops were being rushed to the site, about 200 kilometres south of the capital Kathmandu.
There are no further details.
Nepal rebels kill 12 policemen in ambush
Maoist rebels have killed 12 policemen and a civilian in an ambush on a police patrol in southern Nepal this morning.
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