4 killed, 30 injured in Nepal bomb blast April 30, 2012 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four people were killed and nearly 30 wounded when a bomb attached to a motorbike went off near a crowd of protesters in southern Nepal on Monday, April 30 police said, according to AFP. The group of 150 demonstrators in the city of Janakpur, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Indian border, were staging a sit-in to demand a separate province for Maithili-speaking people when the bike exploded. "One of the protesters died on the spot while three died on their way to hospital. We have referred around seven seriously injured victims for treatment to Kathmandu," local police chief Basanta Raj Gautam told AFP. "Over 20 people who sustained minor injures from the blast are being treated at various hospitals in the district." The protesters had been taking part in a strike in Janakpur to demand the new province in the southern Terai plains. The Maithili language is spoken in eastern India and southeast Nepal. Nepal has been relatively peaceful since rebel Maoists waging a 10-year war against the government signed a peace accord in 2006. The country's parliament is nearing a deadline to write a peacetime constitution which will divide the country into new federal states.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
