Incident Reports

Police, protesters clash in Birgunj, 12 injured

2015-08-31

Madhes, Parsa, Birgunj

The situation escalated in Bypass road at Nagma, Birgunj after protesters clashed with police on Monday. The police resorted to firing 25 rounds in the air and used about a dozen tear-gas shells to disperse the unruly demonstrators. Earlier, on Sunday, a clash had ensued between security personnel and demonstrators in the same area. Over a dozen people were injured during yesterday’s clash including one Armed Police Force personnel.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons Small arms , Other
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Police
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Injured 12
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