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Socket bomb found at mayoral candidate's residence in Gatthaghar

Socket bomb found at mayoral candidate's residence in Gatthaghar

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Nepal Army's bomb disposal team detonate the explosives during the local elections in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Two explosive devices were planted across from a candidate's house. Nepalis are voting on Sunday for representatives in municipal and village councils for the first time in two decades, a sign that the country's fractious democracy may be stabilising. Photo: RSS

BHAKTAPUR: A socket bomb was found within the premises of the residence of CPN -UML mayoral candidate for Madhayapur Thimi Municipality on Sunday morning. The bomb wrapped in a black bag with a placard reading 'khatara' – meaning 'dangerous' in Nepali – was found at Madan Sundar Shrestha's residence at 5 am in Gathaghar. Nepal Army's bomb disposal squad defused the bomb, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyam Babu Oliya at Metropolitan Police Circle, Thimi. Shrestha termed the discovery of a bomb at his residence 'anarchic' and a conspiracy to disrupt the elections. The mayoral candidate urged the voters to not get distracted by such incidents and vote in a peaceful manner.