Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday following nationwide youth protests and a deadly crackdown that killed at least 19 people, marking one of the country's worst incidents of unrest in years.
The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government lift a ban on social media and tackle corruption, reignited despite the apps going back online.
Protesters on Tuesday attacked and set fire to Oli's house, the 73-year-old prime minister and leader of the Communist Party, according to Nepali media.
"I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today ... in order to take further steps toward a political solution and resolution of the problems," Oli said Tuesday.
Kathmandu police spokesperson Shekhar Khanal said that several groups had refused to obey a curfew Tuesday, telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that there were protesters in the streets in many areas, and "cases of fire and attacks."
