Eight injured in bomb blast at a govt office in Nepal
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Updated: Mar 14, 2021 20:40 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 14 (ANI): At least eight people were injured on Sunday after a 'pressure cooker bomb' exploded inside a government office in Siraha district's Lahan in south-eastern Nepal.
According to the Police, the pressure cooker exploded at Land Revenue Office.
"A pressure cooker bomb went off at Lahan's Land Revenue Office's first floor crowded with service seekers on Sunday afternoon. Eight people have sustained injuries and one has been airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment," Tapan Dahal, Deputy Superintendent of Police told ANI.
As per the police, Shiva Kumar Yadav is the non-gazette staff working at Land Revenue Office who sustained injuries in the blast. Meanwhile, Bholabahadur Magar, Laxmi Rana, Bechani Magar, Lal bahadur Bishwokarma, Phulkumari Thakur, Badrinarayan Yadav and Dinesh Bhandari are others amongst the injured.