KATHMANDU, Sept. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A mosque located in Kathmandu was burnt Wednesday morning by a group of angry demonstrators in protest against the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq.

    The army has dispatched personnel around the mosque to control the situation, a witness told Xinhua.

    The demonstrators chanted slogans against the killing, terming it a despicable terrorist act.

    The demonstrators, mostly youngsters, held protest rallies in the main streets of Kathmandu. They burnt tyres, blocked roads and were infuriated over the killing of the innocent Nepalese workers by a Iraqi militant group.

    They are angry with many overseas companies who help them to work overseas mostly in Arabian countries. Therefore, the demonstrators destroyed more than 15 overseas companies which are located in Kathmandu.

    A dozen Nepalese workers were taken hostage in Iraq by a group of Heroic Mujahedeen (Islamic fighters) on the night of Aug. 19-20,accusing them of assisting the US troops in Iraq.

    The killing of the 12 Nepalese nationals was posted in an Islamic website Tuesday afternoon and was later confirmed by the Nepali Foreign Ministry. Enditem