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Unidentified armed mobs resorting to violence by attacking ordinary people and vandalizing and torching houses and shops at Chandrauta, Birpur, Krishnanagar, district headquarters Taulihawa, Ganeshnagar, Lalpur, Bishanpur and many other places.
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Chandrauta Krishnanagar TaulihawaDhankuta
attack Unidentified armed mobs ordinary peopleThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
According to Kantipuronline, three more unidentified civilians were reportedly killed in mob violence at Kapilvastu and neighboring Rupandehi districts on September 17. The mob violence occurred when unidentified extremists killed the Chairman of the Democratic Madhesi Front, Mohit Khan on September16-morning. The Chief District Officer, Narendra Dahal, confirmed the deaths of five civilians. Unidentified armed mobs resorting to violence by attacking ordinary people and vandalizing and torching houses and shops at Chandrauta, Birpur, Krishnanagar, district headquarters Taulihawa, Ganeshnagar, Lalpur, Bishanpur and many other places. The local inhabitants, whose houses and property were damaged by berserk groups, resorted to retaliation. The Traffic Police Official informed that 85 vehicles were torched in the arson, including a considerable number of private vehicles. According to Police Inspector Kamal Nepal, over 150 persons were injured in the violence, and the condition of over a dozen is critical.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30615-55008-127257 | 9/18/2007 | Nepal | Three more died at Kapilvastu violence in the Rupandehi district |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30615-55008-127257 | 9/18/2007 | Nepal | attack | Dhankuta |