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Nepal royal advisor bombing thwarted
KATMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- An attempted bombing of a senior advisor to the Nepalese king has been thwarted by police. Police on Wednesday said they had intercepted the bombing attempt by a small group of suspected Maoist rebels at the home of one of the king's top advisors. They shot and killed one man and arrested at least three others, a Home Ministry source said. The men planted the explosive device at the home of Keshar Jung Rayamajhi -- head of the supreme advisory council to the king. Police defused it before any damage was done. Though no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing attempt that fell on the final day of a three-day general strike called by Maoist rebels, police said they suspect it to be the work of the insurgents, who are fighting for a republican state in Nepal. Traffic remained light in the capital on Wednesday, with only a few vehicles on the road. Buses and trucks remained off highways. Most businesses and schools were closed. The government says that nearly 7,000 people have died in the course of the Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996. Nepal's King Gyanendra has taken over all executive functions after sacking an elected government in October, a crisis precipitated in large part by the government's inability to control the Maoist rebellion.
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