Young protesters in Nepal defied a curfew on Tuesday to vent anger at the government a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.

The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government lift a ban on social media and tackle corruption, reignited despite the apps going back online.

Kathmandu police spokesman Shekhar Khanal said that several groups had refused to obey a curfew on Tuesday, telling AFP there were protestors in the street in many areas including "cases of fire and attacks".

Some targeted the properties of politicians and government buildings, according to an AFP photographer and local media reports.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, 73, has ordered a probe into the violence and on Tuesday said he will head all-party

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