Protests against Nepal’s social-media ban grow more violent as buildings torched

A protester rides on two wheels carrying a firearm during a demonstration in Kathmandu. Picture: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent on Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked some leaders.

The prime minister had earlier resigned amid widening criticism of the country’s political elite.