Maoists Blockade Nepal’s Capital
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:48 pm
KATHMANDU: Maoists Blockade Nepal’s Capital, Maoist activists on Tuesday blocked all roads in and out of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in the latest stage of a two-week protest against the government.
Riot police stood on guard as hundreds of activists waving Maoist flags rallied at the main entry and exit points to the capital.
Nepal’s Maoist-led government fell in May after the president halted their attempt to sack the head of the army, and the party is holding a fortnight of nationwide protests against the new administration.
The Maoists, who fought a 10-year civil war against the state before winning landmark elections in 2008, want the president to apologise for preventing the army chief’s removal — a move they say was unconstitutional. Their protest will continue on Thursday and Friday with a blockade of government buildings in the capital. They initially threatened to shut Kathmandu airport, but backed down under international pressure.
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