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3 HURT IN NEPAL RIOT
[April 24, 2006]

3 HURT IN NEPAL RIOT


(Daily Record Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)POLICE fired rubber bullets at anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal yesterday, injuring three.

Thousands defied a curfew to march in parts of the capital Kathmandu.

Opposition leaders have rejected King Gyanendra's offer to stop direct rule and let parties form a government.

They want the return of parliament and election of a special assembly to write a constitution.

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