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Police baton charge protesters during a demonstration in Katmandu, Nepal. April 20, 2006. Nepalese police opened fire Thursday on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied a curfew to march toward the capital, killing at least three and wounding dozens more, witnesses and hospital officials said. Nepal became a democratic country on April 25, 2006 after the royal proclamation. At least 17 people lost their lives and more than 6,000 were injured, some seriously, during the pro-democracy movement. Several injured are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country, mostly in the capital.
Description:
Police baton charge protesters during a demonstration in Katmandu, Nepal. April 20, 2006. Nepalese police opened fire Thursday on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied a curfew to march toward the capital, killing at least three and wounding dozens more, witnesses and hospital officials said. Nepal became a democratic country on April 25, 2006 after the royal proclamation. At least 17 people lost their lives and more than 6,000 were injured, some seriously, during the pro-democracy movement. Several injured are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country, mostly in the capital.
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0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shehab Uddin
City:
Kathmandu
Country:
Nepal
Headline:
DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL
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Copyright Majority World
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Police baton charge protesters during a demonstration in Katmandu, Nepal. April 20, 2006. Nepalese police opened fire Thursday on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied a curfew to march toward the capital, killing at least three and wou