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April 08, 2006

# Protest in Nepal Turns Violent; 3 Wounded

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
ASSOCIATED PRESS

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -

Thousands of pro-democracy activists went on a rampage Saturday in southern Nepal, burning government offices and charging at police before officers opened fire, wounding at least three people, a government official said.

The protesters set fire to at least a half-dozen government offices and forced riot police to retreat from the main town square at Bharatpur, about 90 miles southwest of Katmandu, a government official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

The protest at Bharatpur is the biggest so far in the ongoing four-day anti-monarchy protests nationwide by the country's main political parties.

Protesters postponed a Katmandu rally that had been expected to draw thousands Saturday after the king imposed an all-day curfew and ordered violators shot on sight.

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