Nepalese security personnel and activists gather on a bridge close to the Nepal-India border at Birgunj, on September 24, 2015.
Kathmandu (AFP) - Hundreds of protesters blocked a major trading checkpoint between India and Nepal Friday, cutting off vital supplies to the landlocked Himalayan nation as anger deepened over the country's new constitution.
The protesters, who belong to the Madhesi community, are angry about plans to divide the country into seven federal provinces under the charter adopted on Sunday.
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