Nepal police kill 3 in fresh anti-charter clashes

Nepal police said yesterday they fired on demonstrators, killing three, after fresh violence erupted in the country’s southern plains where ethnic minority protesters have mounted a months-long battle over a new constitution, reports AFP from Kathmandu.
Clashes broke out in the southeastern district of Morang yesterday afternoon when hundreds of protesters armed with batons, knives and petrol bombs tried to disrupt a meeting of activists from the ruling CPN-UML party.
“Three were killed in Morang in two clashes today,” police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam said, adding that the victims included a 65-year-old woman, one of two killed at the activists’ programme venue.
A 25-year-old man also died when police opened fire on protesters as they attempted to stop a public bus.
“The police were forced to fire after the protests became violent,” Bam told AFP.
More than 50 people have been killed in clashes between police and people protesting against the Himalayan nation’s new constitution, which demonstrators say leaves them politically marginalised.

Nepal police kill 3 in fresh anti-charter clashes

Nepal police said yesterday they fired on demonstrators, killing three, after fresh violence erupted in the countrys southern plains where ethnic minority protesters have mounted a months-long battle over a new constitution, reports AFP from Kathmandu. Clashes broke out in the southeastern district of Morang yesterday afternoon when hundreds of protesters armed with batons, knives and petrol bombs tried to disrupt a meeting of activists from the ruling CPN-UML party. Three were killed in Morang in two clashes today, police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam said, adding that the victims included a 65-year-old woman, one of two killed at the activists programme venue. A 25-year-old man also died when police opened fire on protesters as they attempted to stop a public bus. The police were forced to fire after the protests became violent, Bam told AFP. More than 50 people have been killed in clashes between police and people protesting against the Himalayan nations new constitution, which demonstrators say leaves them politically marginalised.