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Sunday, October 03, 2004
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Dozen of protesters injured in Nepal's capital in clashes with police? (update PM2:10) Police fired tear gas and beat college students protesting a government hike in fuel prices in the Nepalese capital on Thursday, leaving at least a dozen injured.
Authorities also detained students from several colleges in Katmandu who blocked the street where most of the ministers have their official residences. Protesters also torched a government car. The violence between the police and the students broke out when police tried to clear the street. Riot police fired several tear gas shells at the protesters and charged with batons. The students fought back by throwing bricks at the policemen. The government had increased prices of gasoline, diesel, cooking gas and aviation fuel this month, citing increased prices on the international oil market. Police also detained several protesters, dragging them to police vans. |
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