Incident Reports

NA defuses powerful explosive in Siraha

2019-11-29

Madhes, Siraha, Siraha, Ward 10

The explosive device enclosed inside a red plastic bag was defused by NA’s bomb disposal team from Shree Sher Battalion based at Choharwa.

According to Siraha District Police Office (DPO) Spokesperson, Apilraj Bohara, it is not clear yet who placed the explosive device there. He added that they were unsure at the beginning about the kind of explosive, which later was revealed to be a pressure cooker bomb.

The site is approximately 300 metres from the Police Post and is under close-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance. The area is also patrolled 24/7 by the police.

An investigation is underway.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Symbolic violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Election-related cause primary
National/Online Media

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