Nepal's ousted PM calls for probe into deadly youth protests | International

KATHMANDU, Sept 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nepal's deposed prime minister KP Sharma Oli said Friday his government did not order police to open fire on protesters and called for a probe into violence that killed at least 73 people. In his first statement since stepping down last Tuesday, the 73-year-old said "infiltrators" were responsible for inciting bloodshed during youth-led protests that swept the Himalayan nation beginning September 8. The demonstrations were sparked by a short-lived ban on social media, but fuelled by anger at corruption and long-standing economic woes. At least 19 people were killed in a crackdown on the first day. "Those who infiltrated (the protests) incited violence, resulting in the tragic loss of young lives," Oli said in...