One woman was killed and another injured in the crossfire between guerrillas and security forces in Nepalgunj city, mid-western Nepal, on Sunday, a local security source said Monday.

The security personnel and the guerrillas exchanged fire for around 10 minutes after the guerrillas opened fire at a police office at Khajura road of the city, some 600 km west of Kathmandu.

The guerrillas fled after the security personnel at the police office and the security forces deployed at the branch office of Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of the country, retaliated, the security source said.

The security forces have not reported any casualty, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The guerrillas set off three bombs at the District Development Committee (DDC) office building at Gulariya, neighboring Nepalgunj city, damaging the building slightly. Security personnel retaliated after the explosions.

This was the fourth time the guerrillas had detonated bombs at the DDC building this month.

Meanwhile, according to Monday report from Radio Nepal, 10 more bodies of the guerrillas killed in a clash between security forces and guerrillas at Hatuwagadi area of Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal, some 400 km east of Kathmandu, on Friday night have been recovered.

The Royal Nepalese Army's divisional headquarters in Itahari, eastern Nepal, some 400 km east of Kathmandu, said the guerrillas' death toll from the Friday clash has reached 21.

Source: Xinhua