Maoists detonated bombs in the office of the World Food Programme (WFP) and three government offices in the eastern district of Jhapa Thursday morning, causing heavy loss of property.
The Maoists first bombed the Nepal Telecom’s office in Damak at around 11:00 a.m. Minutes after the blast in the Telecom office, simultaneous explosions took place at the WFP office and Land Revenue Office and Agricultural Development Bank, reports said.
The blast badly damaged the Land Revenue Office while other three offices suffered minor damages. There were no reports of human casualty in the explosions.
In collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the WFP has been providing food assistance to Bhutanese refugees living in Jhapa and Morang districts.