NEPAL: Protests cause fuel shortages in capital

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Updated February 20, 2008 21:32:33

In the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, political protests in the south have caused fuel shortages in the capital, Kathmandu. Nepal's supply of petrol, diesel and kerosene is usually imported from neighbouring India, but the roads are being blocked by protesters.

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