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Curfew in Nepal's Sunsari district after three killed in communal violence
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Nepal's Sunsari district after three killed in communal violence near the India-Nepal border, Assistant Chief District Officer Chetraj Baral said. According to information received, the situation has gone out of control after the death of a youth in a violent clash between two communities in Kaptanganj of Sunsari district in southern Nepal, bordering India's state of Bihar. The administration has taken strict measures to control the situation and imposed an indefinite curfew in many parts of Nepal's Sunsari and Siraha districts.
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