[BBC] - Protesters set fire to Nepal's parliament building as anti-corruption protests escalate
- They are dancing and chanting around fires, as all the windows have been smashed inside the building
- It comes after the country's prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, resigned
- Young people took to the streets, fuelled by anger over corruption and "nepo kids" -
- The director of the Civil Service Hospital tells the BBC 209 people were admitted during Tuesday's protest.
Of these, 186 have been discharged, Dipak Poudel adds.
The head of the National Trauma Centre, Dr Badri Rijal, says nearly 40 people with injuries were brought for treatment at the hospital.
- In Nepal's capital Kathmandu, several locations have been targeted by anti-corruption protesters since Monday.
Fires have been started and hundreds of protesters have broken into the country's parliament building. Graffiti and anti-corruption messages are being spray painted onto the building's exterior and windows have been smashed - here's how our reporter on the ground describes the scene.
The Singha Durbar, a large complex in the city which houses Nepal's government offices, has similarly been stormed by crowds of protesters.
Located within this complex is the prime minister's office, which has also been targeted. As a reminder, prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, resigned earlier today following the large-scale protests.
Elsewhere, Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport is closed, according to the arrivals and departures board on its website.
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