Kathmandu, June 19 -- The 'Nepal Fire Truck Expedition,' a project which sought to bring second-hand fire trucks to the country, has been cancelled, announced Michael Kobold, the man behind the initiative, in a social media post.

"The fire truck expedition to Nepal has been cancelled," Kobold said in a post published Tuesday morning on his Facebook and Instagram pages. "I sincerely apologize to all the supporters, sponsors, government officials and the media for the unnecessary headaches, confusion and for my own incompetence."

In the post, Kobold admitted to lying to bring the fire trucks to Nepal and knew the project, which was marketed as a tourism campaign, was impossible from its inception.

"I apologize for the string of lies I to...