Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions
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Security forces in Nepal are on high alert amid a general strike called by an outlawed communist group suspected in a series of explosions that killed four people and wounded seven more in the capital.
Schools and main markets remained closed on Monday in Kathmandu while traffic was thin during rush hour.
The group had called for a nationwide general strike to pressure the government in releasing their detained members.
Police official Shyam Lal Gyawali said authorities were investigating Sunday's blasts. The first two explosions occurred within minutes apart in two Kathmandu neighbourhoods, while the third one was a few hours later.
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May 27, 2019 10:48am
Communism will not do Nepal much good. The wealthy and the merchants will leave for India leaving people with even less.
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May 27, 2019 10:51am
Only one rogue country can be behind this, having failed to get their nationals citizenship as advasi.
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May 27, 2019 12:30pm
@Zak, and that is Pakistan, by default
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May 27, 2019 01:01pm
What's going in Nepal? 2 days before 4 Pakistani nationals caught with fake Indian currencies in Nepal.
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May 27, 2019 03:50pm
@Zak, can you please elaborate so us ordinary folk can understand what you are trying to say?
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