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on 01-Jun-01 07:12 PM
(Taken From Nepali Times)
King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya dead
Kathmandu – King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and at least five senior members of the royal family are dead after what can only be termed a massacre on Friday night in Kathmandu, sources close to the royal family said.
King Birendra’s private secretary Pashupati Maharjan went to Baluwatar to pick up the prime minister and bring him to the Royal Palace. Royal flight helicopters flew off from Kathmandu airport at 1:30 AM to Sauraha to bring Prince Gyanendra to the capital Kathmandu, but returned to because of bad weather.
Sources said among the other dead at the Chauni Army Hospital are Princess Sruti, Prince Nirajan, Princess Sharada, Princess Shanti and Kumar Khadga, the king’s brother-in-law. Crown prince Dipendra, who reportedly shot his family with a semi automatic, also died in hospital after being operated for a self-inflicted gunshot early Saturday morning. Prince Dhirendra is also critically injured, said the sources.
Further details are awaited
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