Nepal: Minor blast outside Indian embassy in Biratnagar, no casualty
Kathmandu, Apr 17 (IBNS): A bomb blast occurred outside the Indian consulate office in Biratnagar area of Nepal on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
According to local media reports, the wall on the premises of the consulate was damaged due to the blast.
No casualty has been reported so far.
Morang SP Arun Kumar BC told The Kathmandu Post the blast in the open space behind the building caused minor damage to the wall.
Police said they have started investigating the cause of the blast.
Investigating officers suspected cadres of Netra Bikram Chand’s Communist Party of Nepal to have caused the blast, reported The Kathmandu Post.
The party had called a general strike in Biratnagar on Monday.
Security has been beefed up in the area following the blast.
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