Security forces defused explosives planted by the Maoists in Chabahil, Kathmandu, and Pokhara Sub-metropolitan City Sunday.
A statement issued by the Defence Ministry today said the security forces defused a pressure cooker bomb planted by the Maoists at a Ward Office of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City at Jayabageshwori this afternoon.
Similarly, two bombs set ready for explosion at Hengja Milan Chowk in Pokhara Sub-metropolitan City, Kaski district, were defused by the security forces this afternoon.
The rebels had stormed two police offices in the Kathmandu Valley, killing 12 policemen and injuring several others Saturday evening.