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In the Himalayan foothills, the King of Nepal's writ runs out and Maoist rebels are in charge
The Independent - Over the crest of the Himalayan foothills, 20 miles from Kathmandu, came an extraordinary sight. It was a wedding procession, clambering up the steep and muddy path over a mountain top. The 17-year-old bride was wearing her wedding dress, in traditional Nepali red silk. She had been walking in it for five hours, over mountains and across valleys, and she had another three hours to go.... It should have been a simple journey back from the wedding: a two-hour drive. But this is the front line in the Maoist insurgency that has brought Nepal to its knees. Moliere February 5, 2005 - 4:22am
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