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| Nepal parties move to stem unrest | Nepal parties move to stem unrest |
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| Nepal's ruling coalition and the Maoist party have called an emergency meeting to discuss continuing unrest in the south-east of the country. | Nepal's ruling coalition and the Maoist party have called an emergency meeting to discuss continuing unrest in the south-east of the country. |
| A curfew on Sunday failed to stop protests against the earlier death of a 16-year-old boy amid ethnic tensions. | A curfew on Sunday failed to stop protests against the earlier death of a 16-year-old boy amid ethnic tensions. |
| Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called the meeting to prevent the spread of violence from Lahan town, where the boy was shot at. | Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called the meeting to prevent the spread of violence from Lahan town, where the boy was shot at. |
| Protests have already spread to neighbouring towns. | Protests have already spread to neighbouring towns. |
| Demonstrators have attacked government and Maoist buildings and burnt buses and government vehicles. | Demonstrators have attacked government and Maoist buildings and burnt buses and government vehicles. |
| In Lahan, people defied a 15-hour daylight curfew to demonstrate against the killing. | In Lahan, people defied a 15-hour daylight curfew to demonstrate against the killing. |
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| Reports say some 20 were injured when they clashed with both Maoists and the police. | Reports say some 20 were injured when they clashed with both Maoists and the police. |
| The tensions began when 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato was shot dead on Friday. | The tensions began when 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato was shot dead on Friday. |
| Eyewitnesses say he was killed by Maoists and was in a crowd protesting at alleged discrimination against the people of southern Nepal. | Eyewitnesses say he was killed by Maoists and was in a crowd protesting at alleged discrimination against the people of southern Nepal. |
| There are other law-and-order issues for the parties and Maoists to discuss. | There are other law-and-order issues for the parties and Maoists to discuss. |
| On Saturday, Maoists attacked a police station in western Nepal, injuring nine policemen, three of whom are still in hospital. | On Saturday, Maoists attacked a police station in western Nepal, injuring nine policemen, three of whom are still in hospital. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says the Maoists officially ended its insurgency last year, but they have prevented many police stations from reopening after the conflict, saying they must not operate without their permission. | The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says the Maoists officially ended its insurgency last year, but they have prevented many police stations from reopening after the conflict, saying they must not operate without their permission. |
| Saturday's attack came despite an order from the Maoist chairman Prachanda dissolving the party' structures of parallel government. | Saturday's attack came despite an order from the Maoist chairman Prachanda dissolving the party' structures of parallel government. |
| Correspondents say abolishing the Maoist administration which holds sway over large areas of rural Nepal is one of the key steps in the peace process. | Correspondents say abolishing the Maoist administration which holds sway over large areas of rural Nepal is one of the key steps in the peace process. |
| The move comes after Maoists joined other parties in parliament, with elections due to be held in June. | The move comes after Maoists joined other parties in parliament, with elections due to be held in June. |