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15 injured while greeting PM with black flags

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KATHMANDU, Jan 26: At least 15 protestors were *injured when police resorted to baton-charge while they were trying to greet Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai with black flags in Bhaktapur on Saturday.



Members of Nepali Congress (NC) Bhaktapur Roshan Kumar Poudel and Bhola Prasad Kuikel, mahashamiti representatives Durlav Thapa and Purna Nepali Bishunke, among others, were injured in the police action, NC in its statement said, today. [break]



Most of the protestors sustained injuries on their head and are receiving treatment at Bhaktapur hospital.



The PM was attending district assembly of his party, UCPN (Maoist).



*Corrected



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