Washington, September 10 /TASS /. US citizens should not leave their shelter in Nepal, where mass riots pass and a waist command is published. The corresponding recommendation is posted on the page of the US Department of State in X.
Nepal: The army sent the army and introduced an hour commander. We recommend that all US citizens are still in shelter to notify further. We ask you not to go to the street, except for emergencies. US external policy notes.
For more information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to contact the Embassy in Nepal. However, the US diplomatic site is not available “due to technical issues”.
At Kathmandu and other Nepal cities on Monday and Tuesday, riots passed after anti -corruption protests and banned social networks. The Prime Minister of Sharma resigned. Protesters burn buildings of state organizations, including National Assembly, Supreme Court, Prosecutor Office, and attacking politicians and officials. The riots also flashed at the Nepal and Indian borders, the control station was blocked.
The Nepal government on September 4 gave limitations to the work of some messengers and social networks, not registered with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology within the prescribed time. On September 8, mass actions with the participation of thousands of protesters opposed the government's measures began in Kathmandu and some other major Nepal cities. The main participants in the protests were students and activists of the Gen-Z youth movement. In the clashes of protesters with the police, more than 20 people were killed, more than 500 were injured. On September 9, in the context of protests, the government removed the ban on the work of social networks.