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Nepal probe extended 4 days
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THE king gave investigators four more days to complete a probe into Nepal's royal massacre on Sunday, delaying a much-awaited explanation for the killings that many Nepalese believe were part of a conspiracy.
The investigators, unable to meet a Sunday deadline for the report, asked for the extension and King Gyanendra approved the request.
Gyanendra, who came to power after King Birendra - his brother - was slain in the massacre, had promised angry Nepalese that they would get an explanation for the killings, which sparked riots a week ago by thousands of angry mourners. Two people died in the unrest, and police imposed several curfews.
Many Nepalese don't believe the accounts of a witness, and relatives who spoke to other witnesses, that Crown Prince Dipendra gunned down his parents - the king and queen - and seven other royals. Dipendra then fatally shot himself, according to the accounts.
The palace-appointed investigators, Supreme Court Chief Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhaya and House Speaker Taranath Ranabhat, interviewed four injured survivors for at least five hours on Saturday at a heavily guarded army hospital.
The investigators worked until 1am on Sunday and started again five hours later inside the Parliament secretariat, protected by police and military guards. (SD-Agencies)
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