Mon Mar 27, 7:24 AM ET
KATMANDU, Nepal - Army helicopters launched an attack on a gathering of communist rebels in the mountains of north-central Nepal on Monday, killing at least four people, security officials and witnesses said.
The helicopters bombed the area near Thokarpa village, about 50 miles northeast of the capital Katmandu, for three hours. Details were still sketchy, but initial reports said at least four rebels were killed in the operation.