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on 01-Jun-01 06:56 PM
Update of the Breaking News (BBC)
Crown Prince Dipendra, 30, opened fire and shot all the members of the royal family including King Birendra, Queen Aiswarya and Prince Nirajan, the sources said. He later shot himself.
According to the sources, the shooting was caused by a dispute over the marriage of the prince because his mother, the queen, reportedly objected to his choice of bride.
The crown prince, educated at Britain's Eton College, was heir to the throne.
King Birendra, the constitutional monarch, was stripped of power in 1990 through a popular people's movement.
Other details were not immediately available.
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