KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two days of deadly violence left the streets of Kathmandu resembling a war zone. Nepal’s major symbols of power like Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the president’s house were burned by angry protesters. The prime minister was forced to quit, and no one seemed to be in control.

Until Nepal’s military chief, Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel, appeared in a prerecorded video on Tuesday evening and appealed for calm.

Within hours, the Nepal army was patrolling the streets. Its officers began holding talks with the young protesters who had toppled the prime minister in a major public revolt. And a rapidly escalating spiral of violence began to come under control.

Five days after the violence began, Nepalis are still wondering who is in charge of the country where 34 people we

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