At least a dozen security personnel were feared killed in a Maoist landmine explosion and clashes in east Nepal, Nepalese media reports said. The Kantipur TV said it happened at Malvashe area along the Koshi highway in east Nepal. The explosion followed clashes between the security forces and the Maoists for several hours Saturday afternoon. The security personnel were deployed in the area to remove road blocks set up by the Maoists. Kantipur TV said that seven security personnel injured in the fight were undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dharan, near the clash site.