KATHMANDU, NEPAL, APRIL 5, SPA -- POLICE ARRESTED 23 JOURNALISTS IN THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF NEPAL'S CAPITAL ON WEDNESDAY, HOURS AFTER DETAINING DOZENS OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AND OTHER PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AHEAD OF A NATIONWIDE GENERAL STRIKE. OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERATION OF NEPALESE JOURNALISTS AND AN ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER AT THE SITE SAID THE JOURNALISTS WERE ARRESTED AFTER LIGHT SCUFFLES WITH POLICE IN RIOT GEAR. --SPA 13 10 LOCAL TIME 10 10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/351256