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.