The medical institute that performed postmortem examinations said that at least 33 protesters killed in Nepal ’s recent anti-corruption protests were hit by “live bullets” fired from “high-velocity firearms.”

The findings were described to Reuters by a member of the forensic medicine department of the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. An institute spokesperson subsequently verified the account, marking the first official confirmation that live ammunition was used during the unrest, in which 74 people were killed and over two thousand were injured.

Unverified images of non-rubber ammunition and protesters with head and chest wounds had circulated on social media in the aftermath of the Gen-Z-led demonstrations

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