According to the police, the bomb was placed there by an unidentified gang.
Chief of the bomb disposal squad Major Indra Shah said the bucket bomb was very powerful. He said a pamphlet in the name of CPN (MLM) was found there.
Chief of the revenue office Suba prasad Rizal said he was unaware of the persons and reasons behind the bomb.
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