Source: NepalNews
At least eight persons were injured when a bomb went off near Bhotahiti, Kathmandu, minutes after a mass gathering of the seven parties to kick start their election campaigning concluded.
The bomb exploded underneath the overhead bridge at Bhotahiti at around 3:30 pm.
Eyewitnesses said they heard explosion in the middle of the road at the busy Ratnapark-Bhotahity intersection which lies few hundred meters from Khula Mach, the venue of the seven-party mass meeting.
They said a person hurled the socket bomb and slipped into the crowd.
Police officials said the eight persons injured in the incident have been admitted at Bir Hospital for treatment and all are out of danger.
The bomb also damaged a passenger van with a number plate Ba 1 Kha 7278 and a taxi (Ba 1 Cha 8819).
There is a tight presence of security personnel in the area following the incident.
No group has as yet taken responsibility for the bombing.
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