A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated nearby Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa.

According to Rupandehi Police, the explosive materials with petrol and diesel wrapped in a tire blasted on a bridge over Ghangra Rivulet nearby the airport at 2.30 this morning.

The noise from the explosion was heard far and wide, locals said. Locals are grappled with fear after the blast.

Rupandehi Police Chief DSP Buddhi Raj Gurung said that the incident might be a deliberate act to strike terror and fear among the people. The perpetrators behind this incident are yet to be ascertained.

No human and physical loss was reported in the incident though the explosion was high-sounding, police said.

A squad of Nepal Army and Nepal Police had reached the site immediately after the detonation. The situation here has turned to be normal now, police added. Earlier too, a bomb was detonated nearby Ghagra Rivulet in Bhairahawa.

The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has been obstructing the border points for the past two months to pressure the government to have its demands addressed. The struggle has crippled the normal life in Terai. RSS