18 injured in clash between Maoist ‘factions’

July 6, 2006
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At least 18 people were injured in a scuffle between two armed groups of Maoists in Dhanusha district Wednesday night.

A group of armed Maoists surrounded Sattokhar and the neighboring village and attacked their local cadres, reports said. The reason behind the clash is yet to be known but reports they local Maoists were divided into two factions for some time.

The injured persons have been admitted to Janakpur Zonal Hospital for treatment.

The CPN (Maoist) is yet to comment on the incident. This was the first factional fight within the Maoist party after it joined the peace process in April this year.