"Nepali army orders people in Kathmandu to stay home amid mass unrest gripping capital. Armed soldiers have been patrolling the streets of Kathmandu, ordering people to remain in their homes, following a wave of deadly protests in Nepal's capital. The Nepali army checked vehicles and people on Wednesday amid an indefinite curfew, imposed in a bid to normalise the capital after mass unrest saw demonstrators set fire to several government buildings and force Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign."
"We are committed to protect the life and property of people. The army's emergence from the barracks after Oli's resignation seemed to do little to ease the uproar across the capital. Late into Tuesday evening, demonstrators blocked roads and stormed the parliament, presidential house and central secretariat, while videos showed protesters beating Nepali Congress party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, Arzu Rana Deuba, the foreign minister."
Armed soldiers patrolled Kathmandu and ordered residents to remain at home as the army enforced an indefinite curfew aimed at restoring order. Demonstrators set fire to government buildings and forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign. The protests began over a social media ban and escalated after security forces killed 19 people and wounded hundreds. Tens of thousands of people rallied, targeting corruption and unemployment amid the country's most violent unrest in decades. Soldiers checked vehicles and pedestrians while officials said the military sought to protect lives and property. Protesters stormed parliament and state offices and attacked political leaders.
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