Incident Summary:

07/21/2020: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device outside of the Economic and Planning Ministry in Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim, Nepal. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).

GTD ID:
202007210026

When:
2020-07-21

Country:
Nepal

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sudurpashchim

City:
Dhangadhi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Nepal
Specific Description Economic and Planning Ministry Building
Nationality of Target Nepal
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden pressure cooker was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Nepal Army disposes of bombs found in various ministry buildings of Sudurpaschim Pradesh," Businessworld India, July 21, 2020.
"Nepal Army disposes of bombs found in various ministry buildings of Sudurpaschim Pradesh," HT Syndication, July 21, 2020.