Nepalese police opened fire on thousands of protesters today who were marching toward the capital Kathmandu, killing at least three and wounding dozens of others, witnesses and hospital officials said.

Nepalese police today fired rubber and live bullets at thousands of protesters who were marching toward the capital Kathmandu where a curfew had been imposed, witnesses and rights group said.

Soldiers and police patrolled Nepal’s capital Kathmandu today to enforce a shoot-on-sight curfew aimed to keep anti-monarchy protesters off the streets, but opposition leaders said they would still hold a planned rally.

New clashes erupted in and around Nepal’s capital Kathmandu today between anti-monarchy protesters and security forces.