Curfew imposed in west Nepal town following clashes

Authorities imposed a curfew in a west Nepal border town on Tuesday following clashes between communal groups in which several people were injured and several houses were set on fire, officials said.

People from surrounding mountainous areas clashed with local people in Nepalgunj, a border town 500 kilometers (310 miles) west of Katmandu, forcing authorities to impose the curfew, government administrative official Krishna Acharya said.

Acharya said the situation was tense and police had been mobilized, but had not been able to control the situation.