- Saturday, 24 May 2025
Pressure cooker bomb goes off in Butwal
Security forces and locals gather at Milanchowk, Butwal, where the bomb exploded, May 11. Photo: Kapil Gyawali/TRN
By Kapil
Gyawali, Siddharthnagar, May 11: A pressure cooker bomb has gone off at
Milanchowk of Butwal this evening.
No
physical damage and human casualty has occurred due to the explosion of the improvised
explosive device.
The
explosion took place near the overhead bridge of Milanchowk, and just two days before the local level election. The local poll is slated for May 13.
The
Area Police Office of Butwal has informed that pamphlets bearing the name of
the Communist Party of Nepal were found near the explosion area.
Suraj
Pande, Deputy Inspector of Police (DSP)
of the Armed Police Force (APF) said that the investigation into the incident has
been initiated.
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