Nepalese policemen patrol the village of Gulariya, about 400 km (250
miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, on April 18, 2002. Nepal is on
alert for a wave of rebel attacks ahead of a nationwide shutdown called
by Maoist guerrillas for next week. Maoist guerrillas are fighting to
topple the constitutional monarchy and install a communist republic.
Picture taken April 18. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw

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