Protestors and police clash in latest violence

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(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. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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