National Defence Army
{{Short description|Militant organization in Nepal}}
The National Defence Army is a Hindu{{Cite web |date=1 July 2010 |title=State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010 - Nepal |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/mrgi/2010/en/74221 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Refworld |publisher=Minority Rights Group International |language=en}} militant organisation in Nepal which seeks to restore the Nepalese monarchy, which was abolished in 2008.{{Cite web |date=23 May 2009 |title=Blast rips through Nepal church |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2009/05/2009523622063367.html |access-date=2019-02-27 |website=Al Jazeera}}
Activities
The group has claimed credit for multiple attacks in Nepal:
- 2007, July: killing of a missionary in eastern Nepal.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-03-07 |title=Nepal: Police Foil Church Bombers' Terror Plot |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/07032011-nepal-police-foil-church-bombers-terror-plot/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Eurasia Review |language=en-US}}
- 2008, March: bombing of a mosque in Biratnagar, killing two people{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2008 |title=Nepal Muslims call general strike to protest mosque bombing |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/nepal-muslims-call-general-strike-to-protest-mosque-bombing |access-date=2024-10-30 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}
- 2009, May: bombing of the Christian Church of the Assumption in Lalitpur, killing two people were killed and a dozen injured.{{cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Subel |date=May 23, 2009 |title=Two dead, 14 injured in Nepal church blast: police |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfL7xiIg0glqihUYMP8I0W5Q9eqQ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530204528/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfL7xiIg0glqihUYMP8I0W5Q9eqQ |archive-date=2009-05-30 |website=Google News |agency=Agence France-Presse}}
References
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Category:Rebel groups in Nepal
Category:Monarchist organizations
Category:2008 establishments in Nepal
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