Nepal protest turns violent as lawmakers debate US grant
Police and protesters have clashed for a second time outside Parliament as plans for new infrastructure projects, funded by the United States, were debated by lawmakers.
Police and protesters have clashed for a second time outside Parliament as plans for new infrastructure projects, funded by the United States, were debated by lawmakers.
Protesters clashed with riot police outside Nepal’s Parliament on Sunday in opposition to plans to approve infrastructure projects funded by the United States.
Lawmakers have begun debating the deal, which will see the Himalayan country receive $500 million (€441 million) in grants from Washington’s anti-poverty project, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
What happened during the protests?
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Parliament building in Kathmandu in opposition to the US grant.
At several points, demonstrators tried to push through barricades and pelted riot police with stones.
Officers beat them with bamboo batons, deploying tear gas and water cannons.
Several people were injured on both sides.
