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Four policemen injured in Rajbiraj explosion
Four police personnel terveling on a police van were injured when a pressure cooker bomb went off at Surunga Municipality-6 in Rajbiraj on Sunday night.Four police personnel terveling on a police van were injured when a pressure cooker bomb went off at Surunga Municipality-6 in Rajbiraj on Sunday night. The improvised explosive device (IED) was hidden in a road depression at an inner road section in Surunga.
The bomb planted by an unidentified group caused partial damages to the van (Ba 1 Jha 7392) belonging to Area Police, Kadarban, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mukesh Kumar Singh confirmed.
The bomb exploded as the van heading towards a village from the police station neared the road depression. Inspector Rajendra Yadav along with four police officers suffered injuries in the explosion. They are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lahan.
A total of 12 police personnel were on-board the vehicle at the time of the attack. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, according to District Police Office, Saptari. RSS