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The fighting in Lisne started when Maoists attacked a team of security forces patrolling the area.In another incident, at least 50 guerrillas were gunned down by security forces in the village of Bhagal, on the border of Doti and Kailali districts, about 310 miles west of Katmandu, the ministry said.The ministry’s death toll could not independently be confirmed.More than 150 guerrillas have been killed in the last weekjunior Interior Minister Devendra Raj Kandel said.King Gyanendra imposed a state of emergency on Nov. 26, and ordered the army to clamp down on the rebels after they withdrew from peace talks and attacked government troops and offices. The government has since intensified its campaign, after the rebels called for a nationwide strike last week that did not get much public support.At least 90 Maoist guerrillas were killed by security forces overnight in western Nepal, the Defense Ministry said Friday.Two army soldiers also were killed and another was wounded in gunbattles with the rebels, the ministry said in a statement.At least 40 guerrillas were killed Thursday night during a gun battle with Nepalese army forces in Lisne, Rolpa district, 200 miles west of the capital, Katmandu, the statement said.
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