Two teenagers injured as conflict-era bomb explodes in Jumla
Summary
Two teenagers were injured when an old socket bomb from Nepal’s Maoist insurgency exploded while they were cutting an iron pipe in Jumla’s Odi village. One of the boys was seriously hurt and taken to Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital for treatment.
Key Points
- Two teenagers were injured after a socket bomb from the Maoist insurgency exploded in Odi village, Jumla.
- The injured were identified as Bal Bahadur Rokaya, 14, and Kamal Thapa, 18, from Hima Rural Municipality-2.
- Police said the gunpowder inside an old iron pipe ignited while the boys were cutting it for use in a drinking water tap.
- Bal Bahadur Rokaya was referred to Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital due to more serious injuries.
