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on 02-Jun-01 01:44 PM
Source: rediff.com
Angry crowd targets Koirala at king's funeral
Josy Joseph in New Delhi
A section of the crowd that had gathered on Saturday evening for the funeral of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, their son Prince Niranjan and daughter Princess Shruti, became unruly and pelted stones at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and his ministerial colleagues, sources in Kathmandu said.
The cremation of the rest of the slain royal family members will be conducted later, officials in Kathmandu said.
The king's funeral procession ended at the Pashupati Arya Ghat, near the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, later in the evening.
The procession, which began from the military hospital, passed through Swayambhu, Shovabhagwati, Chattrapati, Thamel, Kamal Pokhari and Gynaneshwar precincts of the capital and was telecast live by Nepali Television.
Meanwhile, sources confirmed that doctors have taken Crown Prince Dipendra off the ventilator and life-support systems. "He will be officially declared dead after the royal funeral," they said.
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