Maoists bomb telecom office in Sunsari

June 12, 2004
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The Maoists detonated a powerful bomb at a Nepal Telecom office at Jhumka, Sunsari on Friday night causing damages of over Rs.10 million, according to Saturday reports.

A group of armed Maoists held the guards at gunpoint and then detonated a pressure-cooker-bomb inside the telecommunication office.

According to reports from Sunsari district, many rooms of the office and a lot of equipment were destroyed in the explosion. More than 500 telephone lines distributed from the office are now out of service.