Maoist rebels have mounted attack on Nepalgunj—a major administrative and business center in the mid-western region—Tuesday evening. Fighting is going on.
According to latest reports, attacks resumed at around 8:00 p.m. and security installations in the city seem to be the main targets.
BBC Nepali Service reported that sounds of gunfire and bomb explosions could be heard all around the town. A BBC correspondent in Nepalgunj feared that civilians may have been caught in the crossfire. He said there were no reports of any casualty as yet and that authorities had not provided any details.