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Nepal is still in mourning for King Birendra and his entire family who were killed in one of the most extraordinary shootouts in modern history. Soon after the killings, crowds began to battle police in the streets and curfew was imposed.
The new King Gyanendra bowed to popular pressure and set up a commission to investigate the massacre. Meanwhile, in India, Prime Minister Vajpayee
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First Published: Jun 09 2001 | 12:00 AM IST
