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Curfew Imposed in Nepal’s Parsa District After Mosque Vandalism

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Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) The local administration in Nepal’s Parsa district on Monday imposed a curfew in parts of Birgunj city, which borders Raxaul in India, to prevent possible religious strife following the vandalism of a mosque in southern Dhanusha district on Saturday. After a video showing the vandalism of the mosque circulated on social media, members of Nepal’s Muslim community staged protests in Birgunj on Sunday, chanting slogans and burning tyres on the streets. Protests also erupted …