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Live ammunition used against Nepal anti-graft protesters, forensics show
Postmortem reports confirm 33 of 74 protester deaths were caused by live bullets fired by security forces during anti-corruption protests in Nepal.
- At least 33 demonstrators were killed by live ammunition during protests in Nepal, confirmed by the Maharajgunj Medical Campus's postmortem examinations.
- Seventy-Four people died and over two thousand were injured during the protests, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's government.
- The United Nations Human Rights Office has called for a prompt investigation into the excessive use of force by security forces during the protests.
- Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli stated that his government did not order the police to fire at protestors on September 20.
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Live ammunition used against Nepal anti-graft protesters, forensics show
At least 33 of the demonstrators killed during anti-corruption protests in Nepal this month were struck by "live bullets" fired from "high-velocity firearms," the medical institute that conducted the postmortem examinations told Reuters.
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Forensics Confirm Live Ammunition Used On Nepal Anti-Graft Protesters
A key protest leader had previously demanded the arrests of Oli and his home minister, Ramesh Lekhak, for allegedly giving orders to use live ammunition on the demonstrators. The post Forensics Confirm Live Ammunition Used On Nepal Anti-Graft Protesters appeared first on StratNews Global.
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