Five children injured in Nepal bomb blast

In a separate development, Maoists abducted a businessman from Nayaroad in Sarlahi district bordering India.

Five children were seriously injured when a bomb exploded in Tanahu district of western Nepal, Army sources said on Tuesday.

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The explosion occurred when the children were playing with the bomb left by the Maoists, they said.

The injured children were aged between 8 and 16.

In a separate development, Maoists rebels abducted a local businessman from Nayaroad in Sarlahi district bordering India.

Armed Maoists also extorted Rs 7,00,000 from local businessmen of Fidim, the district headquarters of Panchthar district, the Army said.