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Nepal protesters and police clash Nepal king officially told to go
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Demonstrators celebrating the abolition of the centuries-old monarchy in Nepal have clashed with police near the royal palace in the capital, Kathmandu. Nepal's government has formally told the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks.
Correspondents say that the order has officially been relayed to him on Friday - a national holiday.
Nepalese television stations have meanwhile broadcast video filmed overnight of trucks being driven from the palace to Gyanendra's private home.
Protesters celebrating the end of the monarchy clashed with police near the palace in Kathmandu late on Thursday.
The protesters shouted anti-king slogans, threw stones at the police and tried to storm the palace.The protesters shouted anti-king slogans, threw stones at the police and tried to storm the palace.
At least 25 people were injured when police beat the crowd back with sticks.At least 25 people were injured when police beat the crowd back with sticks.
Nepal's new constituent assembly voted late on Wednesday to abolish the monarchy and King Gyanendra has been given 15 days to vacate the palace. Nepal's new constituent assembly, led by the Maoists, voted late on Wednesday to abolish the monarchy, turning the country into a republic after 240 years of being a kingdom.
'No alternative' 'Agitated'
Clashes broke out late on Thursday evening when hundreds of demonstrators gathered to fix a Nepalese flag to the statue of a former king. Home Secretary Umesh Mainali told the Associated Press news agency that the order was delivered to the palace on Friday morning.
The crowds, chanting "Long live Nepal!", had to be prevented from reaching the gates of the royal palace. He said that Gyanendra was still in the palace, although his daughter-in-law, Hemani, had moved to a private home in the northern part of the city.
"Until Gyanendra announces with his own voice that he has left the palace and he has accepted the mandate of the people, the people will remain agitated," Reuters news agency quoted Nepali citizen Hem Lal Bhandari as saying.
Head to head: Nepal's monarchyIn pictures: End to royal ruleWhat next for Nepal?Head to head: Nepal's monarchyIn pictures: End to royal ruleWhat next for Nepal?
Earlier on Thursday, the royal standard of the monarchy was removed from the palace, officials said. A palace official is also reported by the agency as saying that the former king is preparing to move to the Nirmal Niwas - the walled compound in Kathmandu where he lived with his family before becoming king in June 2001.
The abolition of the monarchy was a key demand of the former Maoist rebels who emerged from April's elections to the assembly as the biggest party. Security around the palace had been increased after the clashes on Thursday.
The royal flag, a square standard decorated with a flag-waving lion, has now been replaced with the national flag - a red banner of two triangles adorned with a sun and moon.
"Until Gyanendra announces with his own voice that he has left the palace and he has accepted the mandate of the people, the people will remain agitated," Reuters news agency quoted Nepali citizen Hem Lal Bhandari as saying.
The abolition of the monarchy was a key demand of the former rebels who emerged from April's elections to the assembly as the biggest party.
The former king has yet to make any comment on Wednesday's vote.The former king has yet to make any comment on Wednesday's vote.
One prominent newspaper has reported that Gyanendra is packing his belongings and plans to leave the palace on Friday.
Nepal became a republic on Wednesday night after 240 years of rule by the Shah dynasty.
Correspondents say the Maoists and other politicians are being conciliatory, saying the king should live on in Nepal as a private citizen.Correspondents say the Maoists and other politicians are being conciliatory, saying the king should live on in Nepal as a private citizen.
Some militant pro-Hindu and pro-royal factions are campaigning against Nepal's shedding of its royal - and its officially Hindu - status.Some militant pro-Hindu and pro-royal factions are campaigning against Nepal's shedding of its royal - and its officially Hindu - status.
The monarchy's fall from grace has come swiftly and was heralded by the 2001 massacre in which the then-Crown Prince Dipendra killed his family and several other royals. The monarchy's fall from grace has come swiftly and was heralded by the 2001 massacre in which the then-crown prince Dipendra killed his family and several other royals.