Blast near Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu (2:15 PM)
A bomb went off near the Japanese Embassy at Panipokhari, Kathmandu, Monday afternoon.
Police officials at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgunj, said the roadside blast, opposite to the embassy building, occurred at around 13:10 pm. There was no human casualty of physical damage in the 'minor blast'.
Eyewitnesses told Nepalnews that two persons on a motorbike threw a plastic bag on the pavement and made off. It exploded immediately.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast. Police said they were investigating into the blast.
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