Nepal's prime minister resigns as protesters defy curfew to set fire to leaders' homes

Demonstrators in Nepal set fire to the home of the South Asian nation’s president and other top political leaders on Tuesday, as public anger simmered even after the government lifted a social media ban.

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday, Reuters reported, after days of mass protests over a social media ban and official corruption in the Himalayan nation culminated in the torching of top leaders’ homes as well as the Parliament building.

The country’s main airport in Kathmandu, the capital, was also closed amid security concerns as so-called Gen-Z protesters in multiple cities defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police. On Monday, at least 19 people were killed when police opened fire on the crowd during a mass demonstration that included an attack on Parliament.