Monarchy supporters torch house, try to break barricades in Kathmandu
Monarchy supporters torch house, try to break barricades in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU: (Mar 28) The Nepal police on Friday used tear gas and water cannons to disperse pro-monarchy demonstrators who torched a house and tried to break security barricades here, witnesses said.
The police also fired blank rounds after the situation went uncontrollable in the Tinkune area where thousands of monarchists chanted slogans such as "Raja aau desh bachau" (May King come to save the Country), "Down with corrupt government", and "We want monarchy back", demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal.
The demonstrators carrying the national flags of Nepal and pictures of former king Gyanendra Shah torched the house in the Tinkune area and pelted stones as they clashed with police while trying to break barricades set up by them.
