Bhaktapur Shut Down

Shit happens: I've heard of simmilar inceidents recently in Russia, in Slovakia - you give drunken soldiers access to guns, shit happens. What is more sad in this tragedy is the immediate attempt by the politicains to get some capital out of it: instead of mourning, (and they were, the Bhaktapure people, not directly affected: there was only one Newari name among the dead!) they start noisy demonstrations against the RNA, like the Army (or HM Gynendra) sent this poor Thapa bastard to kill some Tamangs! Latest bulletin (PS: would have posted earlier, but we had POWER CUT! But I must admit my computer run for more than 2 days without pause, not bad for winter Nepal...):

12 Killed in Army Firing in Nagarkot

Bhaktapur remained shut and tense after at least 12 villagers were killed and 19 injured in firing by an army man at villagers gathered for a religious festival at Chundevi templa at Chihandanda of Nagarkot VDC of Bhaktapur district last night. Bhaktapur bazaar remained closed to protest the Nagarkot killings while students and locals brought protest rallies. The dead bodies have been kept at Bhaktapur hospital while the injured are undergoing treatment at Army Hospital at Chhauni. The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) in a statement confirmed the incident but said 11 villagers and one armyman were killed and only 19 were injured. Sixteen of the injured are recieving treatment at the Army hospital while three have returned home after getting treatment The army said the armyman who opened firing was also killed in the incident. The army regretted the incident, promised thorough investigation into the incident and punishment to the guilty. The army, meanwhile, has formed a probe panel to investigate into the incident and promised compensation to the victims' families. According to reports, a row broke out between the soldiers and the devotees on the issue of alleged ill-treatment of young village women who were taking part in the celebrations, by the soldiers. Security personnel retaliated after their colleagues were reportedly manhandled by the villagers. An eyewitness said the armymen first used a knife against the villagers after he got involved in a row with them. After the villagers outnumbered him, he fired from an SLR. The dead civillians have been identified as Ram Lal Nagarkoti, Nanu Nagarkoti, Sapna Tamang, Bhagwan Tamang, Aiti Tamamang, Maya Tamang, Sudhan Shrestha, RP Panta, Kale Tamang, Neeru Tamang, Deepak Tamang and Damai Lama. The dead bodies are lying at the Bhaktapur hospital for post mortem. Relatives have refused to accept the bodies of their kin until the guilty were punished. According to human rights activists, the armyman who opened fire and later killed himself, was Basu Dev Thapa.