KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been found at different places of Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The IEDs were found at Naikap Balkhu bridge of Chandragiri Municipality, Nayapati of Gokarneshwor Municipality and Jamal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ has called nation-wide general strike today.

Chief of Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, Bishworaj Pokharel, said that Nepal Army has defused the bombs planted at Naikap and Nayapati, adding police have arrested two persons—Usha Kiran and Tara Sanjel along with bomb from Jamal.

Earlier this morning, bombs were found at different places of Bhaktapur. Police have also been mobilized on plainclothes for peace and security, it is learnt.

BIRATNAGAR, Aug 12: An improvised explosive device (IED) went off at Biratnagar Metropolitan City Office on Sunday.

An unidentified person reportedly threw the IED targeting the office at 2:00 pm, as stated by District Police Office Morang’s information officer Nishan Thapa.

Office window glass got smashed in the blast. Further details are awaited as the police are investing into the case.

DHANGADHI, Aug 9: An unidentified group has exploded a socket bomb at Deuti Gudkha factory at Lamkichuha municipality-1 of Kailali district today.

Police Inspector at Lamki Police Office, Surendra Prasad Joshi, said that wall and roof of the factory, belonging to a local Yagya Bahadur Oli, have been damaged from the explosion.

Earlier on July 18, a team of Nepal army had defused the pressure cooker bomb planted near the factory.

RAJBIRAJ, Aug 6: An explosion from a pressure cooker bomb hidden in a road depression at an inner road section of Surunga Municipality – 6 injured four police personnel travelling on a police van last night.

The bomb planted by an unidentified group caused partial damages to the van (Ba 1 Jha 7392) belonging to the Area Police, Kadarban, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mukesh Kumar Singh confirmed.

The bomb exploded as the van heading towards a village from the police station neared the road depression. Inspector Rajendra Yadav along with four police officers suffered injuries in the explosion. They are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lahan.

A total of 12 police personnel were on-board the vehicle at the time of the attack. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, according to District Police Office, Saptari. RSS