Crown prince made king while on life support
Nepal's Crown Prince Dipendra has been named king while on life support, and his uncle Prince Gyanendra is acting king.
Prince Dipendra was made king after killing King Birendra, the queen and at least seven other members of the royal family.
Three others were wounded in the attack, after which the prince turned the gun on himself.
Prince Dipendra remains on a life-support system at an army hospital and the State Council has named his uncle, Prince Gyanendra, acting king.
A statement from the State Council reads: "Since the king passed away, the council declared Crown Prince Dipendra as the king of Nepal. But, since the crown prince is in the hospital and is mentally and physically unsuitable to carry out his duties, the State Council appoints Prince Gyanendra as assistant to the crown."
Crown Prince Dipendra, 29, shot all immediate members of the royal family late on Friday, including King Birendra, 55, Queen Aiswarya, 51, and Prince Nirajan, 22, a senior military official says.
The others killed were Princess Shruti, 24, the crown prince's sister; Princess Sharada Shah and Princess Shanti Singh, both sisters of the king; Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Princess Sharada's husband; and Princess Jayanti Shah, a cousin to the late king.
The three others who were wounded, Gorakh Bikram, Princess Shruti's husband; Komal Shah, the king's cousin; and Prince Dhirendra, the king's youngest brother, are at the military hospital.
