Nepal Army defuses two IEDs in Humla

HUMLA, Nov 22: A team of Nepal Army soldiers defused two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted at the main entrance of the Agriculture Development Office at Simkot Rural Municipality-6 in Humla district on Sunday. 

A joint team of security personnel from the Armed Police Force and Nepal Army confirmed the IEDs planted there during their inspection recently.

Local authorities said that it is still unclear who planted the IEDs on government office building premises. Surya Prakash Subedi, Deputy Superintendent of Police, said that security has been beefed up in Simkot following the incident.