Before the destruction began, the Gen Z demonstrators had planned to look good while promoting democracy and sweeping away an entrenched leadership.

Soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament and patrolled deserted streets on Wednesday amid a curfew in the capital Kathmandu, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.

A social media ban that aimed to stifle an anti-corruption movement sparked unrest leaving at least 22 dead since Monday.

Armed soldiers guarded the streets of Nepal's capital Wednesday, ordering people to stay home in an attempt to restore order after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians.

Protests against corruption and inequality in the Himalayan nation exploded—and resulted in the Prime Minister’s resignation—after a hamfisted social-media ban.

China said it hopes Nepal can restore order soon after deadly protests led by disaffected Gen Z erupted and brought down the government. The parliament and other official buildings were torched, along with the homes of political leaders.

The deadly protests in Nepal that forced the country's prime minister to resign on Tuesday were a result of long-simmering discontent ignited by the government’s ban on major social media platforms.

On the night of June 1, 2001, Nepal was shaken by the devastating massacre at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu. Prince Dipendra, allegedly in a drunken rage over a dispute regarding his choice of bride,