Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest over US 'gift'

Protesters cremate a dummy corpse representing a U.S infrastructure grant before cremating it during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal's capital said.

Some protesters were injured in the clashes, they said.