Katmandu: Nepal police on Monday opened fire, killing at least 17 people as thousands of young protesters took to the streets of Katmandu demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption.
Several social media sites — including Facebook, YouTube and X — have been inaccessible in Nepal since Friday after the government blocked 26 unregistered platforms, leaving users angry and confused.
Police used rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannon and batons when the demonstrators pushed through barbed wire and tried to storm into a restricted area near parliament.
“Seventeen people have died,” Shekhar Khanal, spokesman for the Katmandu valley police, told AFP.
Khanal said more than 400 people were injured, including over 100 police.
