Five more people were killed in fresh violence in Jagdishpur area of Kapilvastu district Thursday afternoon, reported local media house's website THT online.
According to District Police Office, two persons were killed after clashes between two groups. A total of 16 persons, including 5 policemen, were injured in the incident. The deceased have not yet been identified.
Earlier Thursday, eight more bodies of persons killed in southern Nepal's violence were found on Thursday morning, taking the total death toll to 30.Police had recovered 17 bodies from different areas of the district Wednesday.
The violence erupted in Kapilvastu district, some 200 km west of Kathmandu, after the killing of Democratic Madhesi Mukti Morcha Chairman Mohit Khan on Sunday. The agitated mob Sunday lynched an Armed Police Force constable, Hassan Puri.
The administration of Kapilvastu District imposed indefinite curfew in Kapilvastu Municipality and surrounding villages from 1: 30 p.m. (0815 GMT) on Sunday.
Source: Xinhua
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