Maoists protest Miss Nepal contest
Around 100 Maoist protesters staged a sit-in as the 2009 Miss Nepal beauty contest got under way in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, police said.
The demonstrators blocked the road and shouted "down with Miss Nepal" and "stop the exploitation of women," but left voluntarily as the contest began, police inspector Tul Bahadur Karki told AFP.
"Around 100 Maoist women staged a sit-in at the gate of where the beauty contest was being held," said Karki.
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