[Updated] Several cadres of Nepali Congress including former Minister for Health and Population Gagan Thapa were injured when a bomb went off targeting an election gathering in Chapali of Budhanilakantha Municipality on Monday morning. It has been learnt that Thapa, the Central Working Committee member of NC and others injured in the bomb attack, have been receiving treatment at the TU Teaching Hospital. Further details into the incident is awaited. चुनावी प्रचारका क्रममा अज्ञात समूहको विस्फोटमा परी काठमाडौं क्षेत्र नम्बर ४ का उम्मेदवार गगन थापासहित ९ जना घाइते भएका छन्। सोमबार बिहान चपली हाइटमा घरदैलो कार्यक्रम चलिरहँदा विस्फोट भएको थियो। विस्फोटमा उम्मेदवार थापालाई तीनवटा छर्रा लागेको र उनीसहितका घाइतेहरूलाई उपचारका लागि शिक्षण अस्पताल लगिएको महानगरीय प्रहरी कार्यालयका प्रमुख एवं अतिरिक्त प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक जयबहादुर चन्दले अन्नपूर्णलाई बताए। *** काठमाडौं क्षेत्र नम्बर ४ का उम्मेदवार गगन थापको घरदैलो कार्यक्रममा बम विस्फोट भएको छ। सोमबार बिहान चुनाव प्रचारका क्रममा चपली हाइट पुगेका गगनसहित कांग्रेसका नेता कार्यकर्ता घरदैलो कार्यक्रममा व्यस्त रहेका बेला बम विस्फोट भएको प्रहरे जनाएको छ। घटनाबारे विस्तृत विवरण प्राप्त हुन बाँकी छ। Update.... At least 22 suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the bomb attack on Monday targeting Nepali Congress (NC) leader Gagan Thapa. “The team of police deployed immediately after the attack arrested 22 people suspected of involvement in the bomb attack,” informed SP Rabindra Dhanuk of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range. “We have arrested 22 people. The team deployed on the site is taking even other suspects nder control,” SP Dhanuk added. The police have concluded that the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand was behind the attack. According to bomb disposal squad, the kettle bomb went off just two meters away from the place where Thapa and other people were campaigning for the election. At least 11 people including Thapa have been injured in the attack.