location: Kathmandu
notes: A day after the UCPN(M) called off their nationwide strike, they declared they'd be starting a new form of agitation in protest of the ruling coalition. The areas around Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, were declared prohibited zones in view of the Maoists protest, however Maoist demonstrators ignored the decree. They beat up pedestrians and television cameramen, and set government vehicles on fire around the government complex on 9 May.
target_text: location: Kathmandu, fatalities: 0