Blast at Nepal’s Customs Dept, no casualties

A bomb went off today in the bathroom of Nepal’s Customs Department, disrupting business but inflicting no casualties, police said.The ...

A bomb went off today in the bathroom of Nepal’s Customs Department, disrupting business but inflicting no casualties, police said.

The bomb was planted in a women’s bathroom and took out a large section of wall when it exploded, said police Sub-Inspector Ravi Kant Aryal. Police suspect one person planted the device but ran away before it went off.

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‘‘There are plenty of splinters, but no injuries,’’ Aryal said.

Police immediately cordoned off the building near Army headquarters.

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About 100 staffers at the Customs Department rushed to the courtyard after hearing the explosion, carrying their files with them, witnesses said.

Nearby residents said they felt tremors in their houses from the explosion.