KATHMANDU: Nepal will overhaul security on Mount Everest, a tourism official said Friday, a year after a brawl between European mountaineers and local guides made global headlines.
Soldiers and police will be stationed at Everest base camp so climbers can approach officers "if there are any issues" on the world's highest mountain, senior tourism ministry official Madhusudan Burlakoti said.
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