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Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli waves after casting his vote in an election for Nepal's new president in Kathmandu on October 28, 2015. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Nepal's veteran prime minister resigned on Tuesday after youth protesters demanded he quit, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.

The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government lifted a ban on social media and tackled corruption, reignited despite the apps going back online.

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