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The rebels were gunned down in a bus near Murkutti, on the border of Dang district, state-run Nepal Radio said on Monday.
A fire fight broke out when police stopped the bus at a security checkpoint, it said.
The police had accused the rebels of attacking four towns in western Nepal on Thursday night, triggering a gun battle that lasted through early Friday.
At least 50 policemen and 150 rebels were killed in last week's fighting in Dang district.
Agencies
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