Incident Reports
Pressure cooker bomb found on municipal generator in Siraha
2020-12-22
A pressure cooker bomb was found on a generator in the office premises of Sukhipur Municipality-8 in Siraha.
The Municipal Executive Officer said that they informed the police after they saw a pressure cooker bomb in a black bag kept near the main gate while cleaning on December 22. The Nepal Army has cordoned off the area for security reasons and were preparing for the disposal.
According to the District Police Office, Siraha, coordination was made with the Sher Gana of the Nepal Army in Chaharwa for disposal and disposal team from the battalion was conducting a check at the spot.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Symbolic violence |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device (IED) |
| Primary Cause | Unclear |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Tarai-based Armed Groups |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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