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 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nearly 100 journalists were arrested Monday after scuffling with police during a protest to demand King Gyanendra immediately lift media restrictions in Nepal imposed four months ago.
Meanwhile, the army said communist rebels killed at least six soldiers and two police patrolling near Ghartichap village in the mountains about 50 miles west of the capital, Katmandu. In the ensuing battle, six Maoist rebels were also killed, the army said. A rebel Web site confirmed the attack, but claimed only one of their fighters was killed.
Gyanendra seized control of this Himalayan kingdom Feb. 1, fired the government, and imposed a state of emergency, saying the restrictive measures were needed to quell the communist insurgency. He suspended civil liberties, including freedom of the press, and jailed hundreds of political prisoners.
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