KATHMANDU, Nepal — Grieving families of protesters killed by police during violent protests in Nepal this week gathered in the capital on Thursday, expressing anger at authorities and seeking information about their missing loved ones.
Families held a candlelight vigil outside a hospital morgue in Kathmandu and announced plans to meet with Nepal army officials to seek justice.
Earlier on Thursday, hundreds of people crowded Nepal’s main airport in Kathmandu to get a flight out of the country, as confusion set in over who governs the Himalayan nation after violent protests toppled the country’s government.
The Health Ministry said that 34 people were killed and 1,368 wounded in protests on Monday and Tuesday. They were sparked by a short-lived social media ban and fueled by broader dis