2019 Kathmandu bombings | |
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Location | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Coordinates | 27°46′N 85°16′E / 27.767°N 85.267°E |
Date | 26 May 2019 |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Bombs |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 7 |
Motive | Maoism[1] |
On 26 May 2019, three bombs exploded in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing four and injuring seven.[2][3] The first blast happened in a house in the Ghattekulo residential area killing one. The second blast took place at a hairdresser's premises in Sukedhara, killing three. The third blast went off in Thankot area of Kathmandu, injuring two.[4]