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| | World - NEPAL'S KING, QUEEN SHOT DEAD BY SON |
 | | Nepal's King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, a prince and a princess along with seven others were shot dead last night by Crown Prince Dipendra before he killed himself in a fit of anger apparently over a dispute about his marriage, military sources said today. |
 | | His siblings Prince Nirajan, 22, and Princess Shruti Rana, 25, the king' s cousin Princess Jayanti Shah, the king' s sister Shanti Rajyalaxmi, Shanti Shah and the king' s brother-in-law, Khadga Bikram Shah were among those killed in the massacre at around 11 pm, sources said. |
 | | Sources who visited the hospital said among those in critical condition were the king' s youngest brother, Dhirendra, who was stripped of his royal title more than a decade ago, Gorakh Rana, husband of Princess Shruti, and Princess Shova Shahi, King Birendra' s youngest sister. |
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