A powerful bomb exploded in Banke along the East-West Highway on Saturday.
DSP Narayan Dangi, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Banke, said that the bomb exploded on the road in Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality last night.
Dangi said that it could be the mine of the insurgency period.
“It was the mine of the insurgency period. No one knew about the explosion. There were no human casualties. Nepal Army personnel found the pieces of iron while searching for more mines,” he said.
A team of security personnel including the Nepal Army inspected the bomb explosion site this morning.
