Two children killed in an explosion

Two children of a same family were killed when a bomb left by the Maoists went off at Asine jungle area in Tehrathum district last Tuesday, according to Kantipur daily.

The Sherpa kids aging nine and 14 years, of Shrijung VDC-2 , who had gone to the jungle to collect fruits died in the incident.

The names of the children have not been ascertained.

The paper quoted locals as saying that the socket bomb was left by the Maoists. nepalnews.com pb Oct 31 05

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