At least 19 people were killed today during the violent suppression of anti -government demonstrations in two Nepal cities, with the police in the capital launching tear gas and shooting with plastic bullets the concentrated who attempted to invade parliament, angry and angry.
Some of the protesters, who were mainly young, broke the barricade and reached the entrance of Parliament, where they set fire to an ambulance and launched objects against the prolonged police officers, one local official said. “The police were shooting indiscriminately. They failed with me, but they succeeded a friend who was standing behind me. He was hit in his hand, “said a protester who spoke to Ani.
In the capital Kathmandu, 17 people were killed. Two other casualties reported in the city of Ithari, eastern Nepal.
Interior Minister Ramas Lehak resigned by taking on “moral responsibility” for violence, another minister told Reuters, who asked not to be named because he was not allowed to speak in the media.
Prime Minister CP Sarma Olli convened an extraordinary cabinet to discuss the situation.
Tension decreased late in the afternoon, but protesters remained outside parliament.
According to police, similar protest mobilizations were also made in Beratnagar and Baratpur in the south and Pohara in West Nepal.
