Nepal police shooting kills 4 including child

AFP, KATHMANDU: A four-year-old boy was among four people killed late Tuesday when police in Nepal opened fire on a crowd of people demonstrating against a new national constitution due to be introduced this week.
Police said they opened fire after protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at security forces, attacked police vehicles and vandalised a local police station in the southern district of Rupandehi.
“Four people were killed when police were forced to fire as the crowd became threatening,” district police chief Rajendra Dhakal told AFP by phone.
“Unfortunately, among them was a four-year-old boy.”

Nepal police shooting kills 4 including child

AFP, KATHMANDU: A four-year-old boy was among four people killed late Tuesday when police in Nepal opened fire on a crowd of people demonstrating against a new national constitution due to be introduced this week. Police said they opened fire after protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at security forces, attacked police vehicles and vandalised a local police station in the southern district of Rupandehi. Four people were killed when police were forced to fire as the crowd became threatening, district police chief Rajendra Dhakal told AFP by phone. Unfortunately, among them was a four-year-old boy.