KATHMANDU, Jan. 4: Two armymen and three armed police personnel died when they were trapped in an ambush set by the terrorists at Gawar of Banke district on January 3, the Ministry of Defence said today.

The security forces were returning from defusing bombs placed to disrupt the Mahendra Highway traffic.

Several others, who were injured in the incident, have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment.
Meanwhile, according to our correspondent, about half a dozen armed terrorists vandalized and torched the office of the Panchkhal Village Development Committee on Friday evening. The terrorists who had barged into the office at about 6:30 P.M. had taken all the documents and furniture out of the building and set fire to them.

According to the locals, the terrorists have also warned the VDC office not to carry out their works.
The terrorists had fled after the security forces reached the site, and a massive hunt for the terrorists is being carried out.