BUTAWAL: At least three people could have died in an explosion in a jam-packed passenger bus in Butawal on Sunday evening, according to the District Police Office Rupandehi.
The deaths, however, are yet to be verified, said Superintendent of Police Sher Bahadur Basnet.
As many as 19 people have been critically injured when a bomb went off in the micro-bus (Lu 1 Kha 3666) at Milanchowk at round 6 pm this evening.
The bus was coming to Butawal from the bordering city of Bhairahawa with 40 passengers on board.
The bomb was planted in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.
None has claimed the responsibility of the incident yet.
The injured have rushed to the Butawal-based Lumbini Zonal Hospital for treatment.
Similar explosions were carried out in Rupandehi and Nepalgunj districts earlier.
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