Incident Reports
Explosion at rural municipality office in Siraha; no casualties
2019-12-13
LAHAN: An unidentified group has carried out an explosion at the office of Laxmipur Patari Rural Municipality in Siraha district last night.
The explosion that occurred at around 11:00 pm shattered the windows and door of the office, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Siraha, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Apil Raj Bohara said.
Bohara added that there were no human casualties while a search has been initiated for those responsible for the explosion.
An agitation has been going on for the last few days at the rural municipality office calling for transparency in the rural municipality funds.
An investigation is underway, said police.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Remote violence |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device (IED) |
| Primary Cause | Unclear |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| 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 |
| Total damaged Buildings | 1 |
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