Kathmandu, Sept. 8 -- At least 19 people have died after police opened fire on Gen Z-led protests in Kathmandu and other cities on Monday. Youths took to the street in various towns including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Bharatpur, Itahari and Damak against corruption and the recent ban on social media platforms.

The protests, initially centred at New Baneshwar in the Capital City, escalated throughout the day despite authorities imposing a curfew from 3:30 pm.

According to hospital officials, at least 17 died in different hospitals in Kathmandu alone-8 people died at the National Trauma Centre, 3 at Everest Hospital, 3 at Civil Hospital, 2 at Kathmandu Medical College, and 1 at Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital.

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