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Military shuts down streets in bid to quell Nepal unrest

Security personnel patrol along a street outside the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu on September 10, 2025 [Anup OJHA/AFP]

Armed soldiers have been patrolling the streets of Kathmandu, ordering people to remain in their homes, following a wave of deadly protests in Nepal’s capital.

The Nepali army checked vehicles and people on Wednesday amid an indefinite curfew, imposed in a bid to “normalise” the capital after mass unrest saw demonstrators set fire to several government buildings and force Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.

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