3 killed, 6 injured in police firing in far-western Nepal

By Xinhua,

Kathmandu : At least three people were killed and six others injured when protesters of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) clashed with police in Dhangadhi municipality of Kailali district in far-western Nepal Wednesday afternoon.


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According to a report of the leading website THT Online, police opened fire at the protesters after they tried to vandalize district administration office (DAO) following a dispute with local journalists.

The Kailali district administration office imposed an indefinite curfew in Dhangadhi municipality area, some 470 km westof Kathmandu, from 1 p.m. (0715 GMT) after the incident.

More than 200 people led by local CPN-Maoist leaders gathered at DAO after local journalists submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Kailali Wednesday morning, demanding action against the CPN-Maoist cadres who beat up local journalist Lucky Chaudhary Tuesday on charges of publishing a story about the ownership of Mahadeva lake of Urma Village Development Committee in the district.

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