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Maoists abduct 150 schoolkids in west Nepal

Maoist rebels have kidnapped 150 students from schools in northwestern Nepal, local media reported on Monday. The schoolchildrens were abduc...

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Maoist rebels have kidnapped 150 students from schools in northwestern Nepal, local media reported on Monday. The schoolchildrens were abducted on Friday in Bajura district, 435 kms from Kathmandu, the Nepali Mahanagar daily said.

‘‘The Maoists selected healthy students from Jana Prakash Higher Secondary, Bhim Middle School and others in Bhulina and Kalika of Bajura district,’’ the daily quoted police as saying.

The rebels gave no motive for the kidnapping, nor did they hint at where the students were being taken.

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