 Two unidentified persons detonated a bomb at the home of top Nepalese bureaucrat, Chief Secretary Dr. Bimal Prasad Koirala, in the Nepalese capital early Saturday morning, police said. The chief secretary is the most senior government employee. It was the third bomb blast in the Kathmandu Valley in three consecutive days. Although the police suspect Maoist rebels to be the culprits, the Maoists denied responsibility in telephone messages to some media outlets.
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According to the police, two unidentified men on a motorcycle hurled the bomb inside Koirala's home. The bomb damaged the main gate of the building and shattered window panes as well as those of nearby houses. Koirala was not present in his residence when the blast occurred. He was reported to be out of country on government business. Though there were several people present in the house, none were injured, police said. Meanwhile, the Maoists exploded a bomb in the house of a citizen in the west Nepal district of Dang on Friday night, the private radio station HBC reported on Saturday. The report said the house was destroyed by the blast. There were no casualties. |