December 02, 2004
KATHMANDU: Suspected Maoists have exploded powerful bombs in Mandikhatar of Kathmandu and Sichahiti of Lalitpur on Thursday morning, police said.
According to police, a powerful bomb exploded at the house of Nepali Congress (NC) leader Sujata Koirala at Mandikhatar of Kathamndu at around 4 a.m. on Thursday. Police have suspected the Maoist rebels behind the explosion.
No casualties or injuries have been reported in the explosion. However, windowpanes of the house were shattered due to the blast.
NC president Girija Prasad Koirala and CPN-UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal had discussed current political situation of the country in Sujata Koirala’s residence on Wednesday.
Similarly, suspected Maoists set off another bomb at the premises of the office of the election commission at Sichahiti of Lalitpur district. Main gate of the office building has been destroyed by the blast. No casualties or injuries have been reported.
Police added that a search operation is underway to track down the rebels.