The joint security forces Thursday managed to cordon a military training centre of Maoists rebels at Bamey of Salyan district, the Rising Nepal said Saturday, quoting Nepalgunj based security sources.

Before the security forces surrounded the Maoists training centre, the forces killed four Maoists in a skirmish, the daily said. Bamey, a dense forest in the remote Salyan district in mid-west Nepal, is considered a Maoist hotbed, the daily said.

High-level security sources in Salyan said forces have been deployed in the area for destroying the training centre, but the Maoists have not responded to the action, according to the daily. nepalnews.com mr Dec 27