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Two killed in Nepal blast as PM vote nears
Sat May 23, 2009 2:37am EDT
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least a dozen wounded when an explosion ripped through a church near the Nepali capital on Saturday, police said, hours before the country's parliament was set to elect a new prime minister.
The blast hit the Dhobighat suburb in Lalitpur, an adjoining town 4 km (3 miles) south of Kathmandu.
"The wounded people have been rushed to a local hospital and we are investigating," superintendent of police Kedarman Singh Bhandari said. Police cordoned off the area, which was strewn with shattered window panes.
There was no claim of responsibility but a little-known Hindu group, the Nepal Defense Army, threw pamphlets around the site demanding Nepal be declared a Hindu state. Nepal became a secular state three years ago after a decade-long civil war ended.
Nepal's parliament was due to choose a new prime minister later on Saturday after Maoist leader Prachanda resigned amid a row over his plan to fire his army chief.
Former Maoist rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who still uses his nom de guerre Prachanda, meaning "fierce," resigned on May 4 after President Ram Baran Yadav stopped him from firing General Rookmangud Katawal.
Prachanda accused Katawal of undermining the civilian government.
A loose alliance of 23 political parties is backing moderate communist Madhav Kumar Nepal for the job. Party officials said his election was a mere formality because the coalition controlled nearly 360 members in the 601-seat parliament.
He is from the moderate Communist UML party, second biggest group in the alliance, and is known for his ability to negotiate with rivals.
"He may be elected unopposed. And even if there is a vote he is certain to win," senior UML leader Shankar Pokharel told Reuters.
DIFFICULT YEAR
Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest and the birthplace of Lord Buddha, is facing a difficult year of crippling power shortages, soaring inflation, unemployment, food shortages and poor public security.
Business executives say political turmoil could hit industrial output and tourism, a key source of income that was beginning to rebound on peace hopes.
Landlocked Nepal has had 18 prime ministers in the past 19 years. Analysts said the new leader faced a crucial test of his abilities to keep together allies who harbor deep mutual mistrust and old enmities.
"Co-existence is not easy," a banner headline in the daily Nayapatrika newspaper said, referring to the fragile alliance. Continued...
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