Incident Reports

IED found at Pokhara Airport

2018-05-13

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath

An improvised explosive device (IED) was found at Pokhara Airport premises. According to Police, the bomb was found at gate no. 1. Police have cordoned the site and a Nepal Army bomb disposal team has been dispatched to defuse the bomb, according to Kaski Police Spokesperson, Khadka Bahadur Khatri. It is assumed that the Biplav led rebel party had planned the bomb explosion as per the bandh called today. .पोखरा विमानस्थलको १ नं. गेट नजिक बम भेटिएको छ । बम राखिएको जानकारी पाएलगत्तै नेपाली सेनाको बम डिस्पोजल टोली घटनास्थल पुगेको छ । र, अहिले बमलाई निष्कृय पारिएको छ । प्रदेश नं. ४ को सुरक्षा गोष्ठी आयोजना गरिएकै दिन विमानस्थलमा बम भेटिएको हो । गोष्ठीमा गृहमन्त्री रामबहादुर थापा सहभागी छन् । उनी विमानस्थलबाट कार्यक्रम स्थलमा पुगेपछि बम फेला परेको थियो । गृहमन्त्री कार्यक्रममा आउँदै गर्दा एयरपोर्टकै गेटमा बम भेटिनुलाई चुनौतिपूर्ण मानिएको छ । बम राख्नेको खोजी भइरहेको र अहिले कास्कीको अवस्था सामान्य रहेको कास्की प्रहरी प्रवक्ता खड्कबहादुर खत्रीले जानकारी दिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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