KAVRE, JUL 26 -
Tension ran high in Chitpol area in Bhaktapur when personal aides of former King Gyanendra Shah manhandled journalists and smashed their cameras on Monday. 

The injured journalists said Shah’s personal aides, security personnel and local goons thrashed them and damaged their cameras as they were approaching Shah to interview him. The incident occurred when Shah was returning after attending a final session of a Mahayagya and puja at the newly-built Lataremb-heswor Temple.

The injured journalists chanted slogans against the security personnel and former king Shah for over one hour. Angered at their ‘temerity’, an Inspector of Armed Police Force deployed for Shah’s security ordered security personnel to shoot all journalists.

Among the injured journalists are President of Kavre chapter of Federation of Nepali Journalists, Bhola Thapa and Post Kavre correspondent Manoj Basnet. Video cameras of Post correspondent Makar Shrestha and Sagarmatha TV reporter were damaged.

Posted on: 2010-07-27 08:25

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