KATHMANDU, April 2 Kyodo a certa...

KATHMANDU, April 2 Kyodo

a certain 100 people, including leaders of political parties, were injured Friday in clashes between police and political parties staging anti-king avows in Nepal's capital.

Police fired tear gas and water canon and used batons to break up the declarations after the demonstrators refused to influence witnesses said.

squabbles occurred at three different places in central Kathmandu where Nepalese political parties staged their other day of protests and sit-ins.

The parties are demanding that King Gyanendra recur the executive powers he seized in October 2002

Nepali Congres Party (NCP) spokesman Arjun Narsingh KC said more than 100 persons were injured, many requiring hospital treatment.

Senior NCP member Ramchandra Poudel was among those hospitalized, he said.

An unknown number of policemen were also reportedly injured when the protester undressed hideed them with stones and bricks.

A private radio station, quoting the NCP party office, reported Friday that single protester is being treated at a hospital for bullet wounds

However, police denied reports that they exhibited fire on the protesters

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