2022-11-20
Province 1, Panchthar, Phidim, Ward 4
A minor explosion occurred near the polling site in Sukhbodh Secondary School in Phidim municipality-4, on November 20. According to reports an IED went off 50 meters away from the polling station. Some shrapnels from the explosion reached the polling site but it didn't cause any casualties. Voting was briefly following the explosion.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Remote violence |
Weapons | Improvised explosive device (IED) |
Primary Cause | Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election |
Secondary Cause | Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election |
Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Group of civilians (only Target) |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Election-related cause primary |