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Kathmandu - Police arrested more than 20 anti-rape
protesters in Nepal on Saturday for breaching a security cordon in front of the
prime minister's residence, police said.
"Police made arrests as some of the protests started
chanting slogans and walking toward the residence gate," demonstrator
Jaggannath Lamichanne said.
"There was confrontation between police and
demonstrators and some of the protestors were injured."
For more than 50 days, people from different backgrounds
have been demonstrating near the prime minister's residence in the capital.
The protests, which came on the heels of similar protests
in India, were triggered by the alleged rape and robbery of a young woman by
government officials at the airport.
On Saturday, the demonstrators said they were marking the
ninth anniversary of the alleged torture and killing of Maina Sunuwar, a
15-year-old girl who disappeared after she was arrested by security personnel
during the civil war.
The government issued a report last month that
demonstrators rejected because it didn't meet their demand to amend rape laws.
- SAPA
