Blast at Nepali Congress election rally injures 9

Birgunj (Nepal), Apr 7 : At least nine people were injured, two of them critically, on Monday when a bomb exploded at an election rally of the Nepali Congress in Birgunj.

A socket bomb explosion occurred at Ghantaghar area in Birgunj this afternoon.

Injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.

Security has been tightened in the town following the blast, nepalnews.com reported.

ANI