BRITISH EMBASSY NON-COOPERATION OF SECURITY STAFF IN QUAKE RESCUE

BHARAT DAHAL SUSPENDED FROM CPN (MAOIST)

Kathmandu, 21 Sept.: Spokesman Bharat Dahal of CPN (Maoist)—a faction of UCPN (Maoist), the party leading the government, was suspended Tuesday for factionalism—a charge denied by him.
He was suspended for six months.
The move could create a split in the party.
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BRITISH EMBASSY DEFENDS ACTION OF SECURITY GUARDS WHO OBSUCTED RESCUE WORK IN QUAKE

Kathmandu, 21 Sept.: British Ambassador John Tucknott Tuesday announced a structural engineer is coming from London to inspect the compound wall of the embassy whose collapse killed three persons. including a father and daughter, in Sunday’s quake.
The nine-foot wall was a security risk.
The wall debris smothered the father and daughter on a scooter.
The family of victims have demanded compensation.
A motorist was also killed.
Nepali security guards of the embassy didn’t permit local rescue teams from entering the embassy premises to extricate the trapped persons.
“We wanted to hold rescue operations until we were able to isolate those cables and stop electricity flow.
“There was a possibility of additional casualty due to electrocution,” Tucknott said defending the action of the security guards.
The envoy was referring to CCTV on the wall top monitoring movement of people on the road.
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