Two persons killed while seven persons sustained injuries in two separate explosions in Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, Hobindra Bogati, confirmed that one person died after the explosion at a private house at Ghattekulo. Two persons were injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, one person killed and five persons were injured after a cylinder gas went off in a barber shop at Sukedhara. The injured are undergoing treatment at Om Hospital, Chabahil.

UPDATE: Death toll reaches to four in dual explosions in Kathmandu

Published On: May 26, 2019 08:30 PM NPT By: Pratik Rana

KATHMANDU, May 26: One more person succumbed to injuries from the explosion while undergoing treatment at Om Hospital, according to DSP Hobindra Bogati. The death toll has now reached four in the explosions in Anamngar and Sukedhara.

Earlier, three persons were killed while seven persons sustained injuries in two separate explosions in Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon the spokesperson of the Nepal Police Bishwaraj Pokharel confirmed that one person killed after an improvised explosive device went off at a private house at Ghattekulo. One person was injured in the incident who has been identified as Rabin KC. KC is a cadre of underground Chand-led group, according to sources. 

Meanwhile, two persons killed and four persons were injured after a cylinder gas went off in a barber shop at Sukedhara. The injured are undergoing treatment at Om Hospital, Chabahil.