(9 Apr 2006)
Gangbhu, Katmandu
1. Protestor being beaten by police
2. Wide shot of protestors
3. Army appeasing the crowd
4. Protesters shouting slogans with tyre burning in background
5. Wide shots of protesters
6. Police moving to disperse crowd
7. Protesters running away
8. Police action
9. UPSOUND: (Nepalese) Narendra Shrestha, Photographer for Kantipur Newspaper:
"I was just taking pictures, they beat me up, too."
10. Shot of a injured bleeding women
11. Protesters with police in forefront
12. Protestors
13. Police rushing into disperse protesters
14. Police beating up protestor
15. Injured person being taken for treatment
16. Injured women, policeman being given instructions
17. Shot of an injured protester
18. Police on the street
Chabhil, Katmandu
19. Police getting off truck
20. Police proceeding towards the demo
21. Protesters chanting slogans
22. Police watching
23. Mid of protesters
24. Police charging and dispersing the crowd
25. Police returning and crowd watching
26. Police back smoking tyres
STORYLINE:
Police and protestors clashed in the Nepalese capital Katmandu on Sunday, as thousands defied curfews and marched in city streets to demand a return to democracy.
Witnesses and Nepali media also reported protests in dozens of other towns and cities.
Thousands defied a curfew and shoot-on-sight orders and marched in at least four different parts of Katmandu, demanding that King Gyanendra step down.
Youths threw stones at police before being forced back by tear gas. Television footage also showed police shooting rubber-coated bullets, hitting at least one protester.
Sunday was the last day of a four-day general strike called by an alliance of the country''s seven main political parties and backed by Maoist rebels, who want to replace the king with a communist state.
It also marks the 16th anniversary of the introduction of democracy in Nepal, an experiment that collapsed last year when Gyanendra took control of the government and promised to crush the Maoist rebellion and hold elections within three years.
Many Nepalis at first welcomed the king''s move.
But the insurgency since has worsened and the economy has faltered, fuelling the discontent that has been on display in recent days as thousands of workers, professionals and business people have for the first time joined students and political activists at protests.
More than 800 people have been arrested since Wednesday. Police were seen on Saturday detaining another 20 rights activists for defying the curfew.
The crackdown on the opposition has prompted condemnations from the United States, Japan, the European Union and neighbouring India, all of which have been critical of the king''s seizure of power.
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