Nepal: Bomb injures civilians
2004-11-09 13:17
Kathmandu - A powerful bomb exploded in a government office block in the centre of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, injuring 32 people, police said.
The blast occurred on the ground floor of the newly-built Civil Servants Provident Fund Office near army headquarters, a police official said.
"Suspected Maoists left a bag packed with a powerful locally-made bomb which went off, injuring some workers... and some pedestrians waiting outside for three-wheeler autorickshaws," the official said.
The explosion, which was heard about two kilometers away, shattered windows in the building and damaged rickshaws and a motor cycle outside.
- AFP