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Nepal parties move to stem unrest Curfew re-imposed in Nepal town
(about 3 hours later)
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 has been re-imposed in a southern Nepalese town following further violence sparked by the death of a 16-year-old boy last Friday.
A curfew on Sunday failed to stop protests against the earlier death of a 16-year-old boy amid ethnic tensions. Eyewitnesses say another person was killed and 30 injured in Lahan when police opened fire on Monday. Police have not confirmed this.
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala called the meeting to prevent the spread of violence from Lahan town, where the boy was shot at. Top party leaders in Kathmandu have launched an inquiry into the incident.
Protests have already spread to neighbouring towns. The unrest saw protestors pitted against both police and activists of the Maoist party.
Demonstrators have attacked government and Maoist buildings and burnt buses and government vehicles. 'Discrimination'
In Lahan, people defied a 15-hour daylight curfew to demonstrate against the killing. Tensions in the town of Lahan, where 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato was killed, rose again when thousands of angry demonstrators surrounded a police station.
Attack Those present say the police opened fire, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, several of whom are receiving hospital treatment.
Reports say some 20 were injured when they clashed with both Maoists and the police. The police did not immediately offer any comment.
The tensions began when 16-year-old Ramesh Mahato was shot dead on Friday. The protestors are unhappy because they say the people in southern areas of Nepal have been discriminated against.
Eyewitnesses say he was killed by Maoists and was in a crowd protesting at alleged discrimination against the people of southern Nepal. They allege the country's new constitution does nothing for them.
There are other law-and-order issues for the parties and Maoists to discuss. Compensation
On Saturday, Maoists attacked a police station in western Nepal, injuring nine policemen, three of whom are still in hospital. Eyewitnesses said the teenager, killed on Friday, was among the demonstrators when he was shot by Maoists trying to pass a road blockade.
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. After an emergency meeting, leaders of the ruling parties and the Maoists - who are now sitting in parliament after ending their insurgency - have announced financial compensation for the boy's family and set up an inquiry into the violence.
Saturday's attack came despite an order from the Maoist chairman Prachanda dissolving the party' structures of parallel government. Meanwhile most public transport around the country was at a standstill on the second day of a strike called by transport entrepreneurs.
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. They are protesting at the widespread vandalism of their vehicles by people, including demonstrators in Lahan.
The move comes after Maoists joined other parties in parliament, with elections due to be held in June.