14 injured in Nepal blast

NEPAL: At least 14 people were injured after a bomb exploded in a market place in southern Nepal on Monday, police said.

"A pipe bomb planted by an unidentified group exploded in a busy market in Chandranigahapur," Monday afternoon said district police chief Yogeshwor Rom Khami. At least one of the injured is in a critical condition, he said, adding that "security has been tightened in the area after the blast," in the small town 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Kathmandu.

Local media reported that a group called Terai Army Dal (Party) had claimed responsibility for the attack, but the police officer said that they had received no information about who planted the bomb.

Kathmandu, Tuesday, AFP