Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has resigned and the South Asian country's security chiefs are calling for calm and restraint as protesters, many of them young students, defied a curfew and continued to target government buildings and other symbols of the political elite.

The simmering anger spilled into the streets over allegations of decades-long corruption and nepotism, prompted by a recent social media ban implemented by the government that was quickly reversed — a move that did nothing to quell the demonstrations.

Protesters blocked roads for a second day and set fire to the parliament building and other administrative buildings in the capital Kathmandu, as well as homes of prominent politicians, while army helicopters were seen airlifting some ministers to safety.

Nepal's

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