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Gen-Z Takes Over Nepal In Protest
The demonstrations were triggered by the government's decision last week to ban 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, for failing to meet a deadline to register with Nepal's ministry of communication and information technology.
Critics accused the government of seeking to stifle an anti-corruption campaign with the ban, which was repealed on Monday night.
While the ban was a catalyst for the current unrest, protesters are also channelling a more deep-rooted dissatisfaction with the country's authorities.
Streets lit on fire in protest
The ensuing demonstrations turned violent in Kathmandu and some other cities in Nepal, with 19 protesters dying in clashes with police on Monday.
Nepal's Minister for Communication Prithvi Subba told the BBC later that day that police had had to use force - which included water cannons, batons and firing rubber bullets.
Some protesters managed to breach the perimeter of the parliament building in Kathmandu, prompting police to impose a curfew around key government buildings and tighten security.
On Tuesday, protesters also set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Government buildings and the houses of political leaders were attacked around the country.
At least three people were reported to have been killed on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to at least 22 since the unrest began.
Many of the injured have been taken to local hospitals where crowds have gathered. BBC Nepali spoke to doctors who said they had treated gunshot wounds and injuries from rubber bullets.
Police have said several officers were also wounded, with casualty figures expected to increase.
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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; manhunt for shooter still ongoing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has “images” of the suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, the agency revealed on Thursday morning.
“We have images of the suspect,” FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls told reporters in Utah on Thursday. Law enforcement agencies said they had accessed video footage of the suspect and confirmed that he arrived on campus at 11:52 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
“Suspect blended in well with a college institution. We’re not releasing any details right now. We will soon, but right now, we’re not. That individual appears to be of college age,” he added.“We have tracked his movements onto the campus, through the stairwells, up to the roof, across the roof, to a shooting location,” said Beau Mason, commissioner for the Utah Department of Public Safety.“
After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled off of the campus and into a neighborhood,” he added.Mason said Kirk’s body will be flown to his home in Arizona on Thursday.Bohls said the FBI recovered a weapon on Thursday, suspected of being the one used in the killing.