Three killed as Nepal police fire on protests

NEPALESE police opened fire yesterday on tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters who defied a curfew and marched toward the capital, killing at least three and wounding dozens more.

Separately, security forces also fired on anti-monarchist protesters in a south-western Nepal town, wounding at least 26, according to the Defence Ministry.

Doctors at Model hospital in Kathmandu said three people had died and more than 40 were in critical condition, mostly with head injuries, after police fired rubber bullets and live rounds at the crowd.