Kathmandu, Apr 30: Four people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others wounded today when a powerful bomb stuck to a motorbike went off in a crowded market in southern Nepal near Indian border of Sitamadhi.
The blast at Ramananda Chowk of Janakpur Municipality in Dhanusha district occurred while a group of Madhesi activists were staging a sit-in demanding a separate Mithila state in the new Constitution.
Three people including a woman were killed on the spot while another man succumbed to death while undergoing treatment, police said.
A lesser known group called Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha has claimed the responsibility for the blast.
The site of the blast has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to identify those involved in the blast.
The blast comes at a time when political parties in the country are busy in holding negotiations to decide contentious issues to draft the new Constitution.
The blast at Ramananda Chowk of Janakpur Municipality in Dhanusha district occurred while a group of Madhesi activists were staging a sit-in demanding a separate Mithila state in the new Constitution.
Three people including a woman were killed on the spot while another man succumbed to death while undergoing treatment, police said.
A lesser known group called Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha has claimed the responsibility for the blast.
The site of the blast has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to identify those involved in the blast.
The blast comes at a time when political parties in the country are busy in holding negotiations to decide contentious issues to draft the new Constitution.
