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Gopal Sharma

Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects

Protesters cremate a dummy corpse representing a U.S infrastructure grant before cremating it during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was set to be presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal's capital said.

Some protesters were injured in the clashes, they said.

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