Kathmandu: Nepal's royal government imposed a day curfew Friday in the capital Kathmandu and surrounding areas where clashes between security forces and tens of thousands of protesters a day earlier left at least three dead.
The 9 am to 8 pm curfew would cover Kathmandu and the suburbs of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, the notice over state-run Radio Nepal said.
A 25-hour curfew was imposed in Katmandu on Thursday, which lasted until 3 am Friday.
Another notice said a day curfew would also be imposed in Pokhara, a resort town 200 kilometers west of Katmandu.
The notices warned people to stay indoors during the curfew hours and said those who violate the curfew order would be shot. They said the curfews were imposed "to protect the people, property and peace."
A separate notice also asked government workers to report to work before the curfew began.
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A government official speaking on condition of anonymity, said the curfew was necessary to stop possible protests which could be similar to that of Thursday when tens of thousands of protesters marched from surrounding areas and tried to break inside the curfew area in Kathmandu.
Residents in Kathmandu rushed to the markets to get food and supplies before the curfew on Friday. Some stores were open and selling their stock.
Shortages of fresh food and cooking fuel continued in the Nepal's capital because of the general strike enforced by the opposition political parties since April 6.
Diplomats, journalists and human rights monitors were not issued passes allowing them onto the streets apparently to keep them from seeing what was going on.
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