Nepali Parliament Stormed
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A fire was started outside the building of the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu on Tuesday, September 9, after at least 19 protesters against a proposed ban on social media died in clashes with police the previous day.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday. On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu,
Armed soldiers guarded the streets of Nepal’s capital Wednesday, ordering people to stay home in an attempt to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians.