Two policemen killed, seven others injured

February 1, 2002
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Feburary 01, 2002

KATHMANDU:  Two police officers died and seven others were injured when a booby trap set by Maoists went off at Malpang village on the  Amauli Khairani section of the Prithvi Highway Thursday afternoon, police said. The two officers died en route to hospital.

The injured are being treated at the Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara. Security forces have been deployed in the area. The vehicle in which they were travelling has been badly damaged.