Tensions heighten in Nepal
A curfew was imposed in Katmandu in advance of King Dipendra’s funeral today.
Rubber bullets, tear gas and, in one instance, even live rounds were fired by police to disperse the agitated crowds.
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Rubber bullets, tear gas and, in one instance, even live rounds were fired by police to disperse the agitated crowds.
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