US EditionPolice Say 13,500 Prisoners Escaped Custody During Deadly Nepal Riots
- Over 13,500 prisoners escaped from jails across Nepal during protests, as reported by police spokesperson Binod Ghimire.
- Nepal faced the worst violence in decades with deadly protests, resulting in 25 deaths and over 633 injuries, while authorities lifted a social media ban that failed to quell unrest.
- Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amidst the chaos in an effort to restore order during the protests that caused significant destruction of government property.
- International Crisis Group emphasized that this situation represents a major inflection point in Nepal's democratic governance.
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Cars and buildings burned. Empty avenues guarded by soldiers. Tank patrols and armoured vehicles. With the military still deployed in the streets, Nepal tries to regain calm after the protests and violent riots that have left 30 dead and more than a thousand injured, according to official data published by the local press.
Sevillian co-worker Javier Rodríguez tried this Wednesday morning, unsuccessfully, to access the center of Kathmandu, Nepal, on his motorcycle. The military stopped him and reminded him of the curfew in the country as a result of the chaos and anarchy of the last 48 hours, following the violent repression—with at least 30 dead—of a youth revolt against political corruption, whose trigger was the government lockdown to messaging apps and social n…
During protests in Nepal, more than 13,500 prisoners have escaped across the country, according to a police spokesperson. Three police officers have also reportedly been killed.
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