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Nepalese royal massacre
2001 mass shooting in Kathmandu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy. Nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, were killed in a mass shooting during a gathering of the royal family at the palace.[3] A government-appointed inquiry team named Crown Prince Dipendra as perpetrator of the massacre.[4] Dipendra slipped into a coma after shooting himself in the head.[5]
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![]() The Narayanhiti Palace, former home of the royal family. Following the abdication of the king and the founding of a republic, the building and its grounds have been turned into a museum. | |
Location | Tribhuvan Sadan, Narayanhiti Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Coordinates | 27.7156°N 85.32°E / 27.7156; 85.32 |
Date | 1 June 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06-01) (19 Jestha 2058 Nepal B.S.) Around 21:00 (UTC+05:45) |
Target | The Nepalese royal family |
Attack type | Mass shooting, familicide, regicide, murder suicide |
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Deaths | 10 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrator | Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal[2] |
Dipendra was declared King of Nepal while comatose after murdering his father and brothers. He died in hospital three days after the massacre without regaining consciousness. Birendra's brother Gyanendra then became king.[6]