Nepal: Govt blames King for protests crackdown

A Nepalese government commission has found King Gyanendra responsible for a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in April that left at least 19 dead and several hundred injured, officials said today.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2006 - 07:05

The commission handed the report to prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who said those found guilty in the report would be punished.

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