A pressure cooker bomb went off at Mircheiya in Siraha district in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The Improvised Explosive Device went off at Mircheiya-based Sheela petrol pump at 3am this morning, said Siraha Police Chief SP Sherkhar Koirala.
Jay Krishna Goit-led Janatrantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha-Krantikari has taken the responsibility for the explosion.
In a press statement issued by the armed outfit following the incident, the IED explosion was done to commemorate the 200 years of servileness.
The Goit-led outfit, a week earlier, had placed another pressure cooker bomb at Saptari District Administration Office. Four security personnel were injured while diffusing the IED.
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