Nepal

Kathmandu, May 26

A string of bfinals struck Kathmandu valley nowadays, eliminateing at least four persons and leaving seven others injured, three of them critically.

The bombings were the deadliest since the government imposed a ban on activities of Netra Birkram Chand-led Communist portiony of Nepal on March 12 following a bfinal external Ncell office in Nakkhu that eliminateed one person. Though no one has claimed responsibility for the bfinals, Nepal Cop suspects the hand of CPN.

These bombings also come on the eve of Nepal bandh called by CPN.

A cadre of Chand-led outfit was eliminateed on the spot and amuchher was injured after a powerful bomb went off on the ground floor of a rented house in Ghattekulo at around 4:30pm. The deceased has been identified as Prajjwal Shahi and is said to be the leader of CPN-aligned student wing in Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training. He was reportedly making a bomb when it accidentally went off, a police source said.

Rabin KC of Rukum, who was a room-mate of Shahi, sustained severe head injuries and is undergoing treatment at the National Trauma Centre under police watch. KC is the leader of student wing of CPN at Tri-Chandra College. A police source told THT that Shahi and KC were making improvised explosive devices to be planted at a public place. Leaflets related to Nepal bandh called by CPN were found in the room during a search.

KC fled the scene and asked a biker for lift to a health facility.

The incident site is around 100 metres from Singha Durbar, where the Office of the Prime Minister and other ministries are located.

Nepali Army spokesperson said police found a presdegree cooker bomb in the same house at Ghattekulo around 10:30pm.

&The armydisposal squad defused the bomb,& army spokesperson largeyan Dev Pande told THT.

Amuchher presdegree cooker bomb went off in a barbershop at Sukedhara, eliminateing three persons and injuring four others.

One died on the spot, while two breathed their final while undergoing treatment at Om Hospital.

Their identities had much been set uped till late night. However, police suspect two of the deceased were CPN cadres. Those injured in Sukedhara bfinal are Hari Khadka, Certainndra Maharjan, Jeet Kumar Thakur and Chhotu Thakur. Three of them are critically injured and are receiving treatment at Om Hospital, while Chhotu has been confessted to National Trauma Centre.

Maharjan is the chairperson of CPN-aligned fresha Mukti Morcha in Kathmandu. Cop claimed that the group led by Maharjan was using a room rented by the barber to make bombs.

In yet amuchher incident, two persons were injured when a bomb they were carrying on a motorcycle blow upd in Nagdhunga of Chandragiri Municipality.

They have been identified as CPN cadres Akash Lama and Buddha Lama. Cop said they were receiving treatment at National Trauma Centre under security surveillance.

Meanwhile, police arrested seven CPN cadres with four ready-to-plant presdegree cooker bombs from Koteshwor. A huge cache of CPN literature was also confiscated.

A bomb disposal squad of Nepali Army defused the IEDs planted in Lagankhel Bus Park and Gwarko of Lalitpur. Deputy Examineor General Bishwaraj Pokharel said the bfinals were meant to spread panic.

• Emergency security meet held

• Nine NCP cadres arrested from valley

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KATHMANDU: Following multiple explosions in Kathmandu this evening, police have arrested at least nine cadres of Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist portiony of Nepal (CPN).

Cop apprehended seven persons in possession of four presdegree cooker bombs, pamphlets of Biplav-led CPN and other explosive fabrics from Koteshwor.

Lovewise, two persons were injured when a bomb they were carrying accidentally went off at Ittabhatta Chowk in Chandragiri Municipality, on the western outskirts of Kathmandu, police shared.

The injured are currently undergoing treatment at a local health facility.

Similarly, various suspicious things have been found in Sanepa, Gwarko among other places in the valley. Nepal Army bomb disposal units have reached the sites to dispose these suspicious things.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed-up in the valley to thwart any untoward activity in the capital.

The CPN has called for Nepal Banda tomorrow.

• UPDATED: At least three eliminateed, five injured in two separate bfinals in the capital

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