NEPAL: 3 Indian kids injured in blast in Nepal
Posted by warvictims on October 7, 2008
by China View
KATHMANDU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Three Indian children were injured when a bomb left astray at a waste collection center went off on Monday morning in Nepal, Nepali national news agency RSS reported.
The accident occurred in Biratnagar, some 240 km east of Nepali capital Kathmandu and close to Nepal-India border.
The three children had gone to collect plastics from the waste collection center, when the bomb exploded on Monday morning, Area Police Office of Biratnagar said.
Those injured include nine-year-old Chote, 12-year-old Rijlal and eight-year-old Raja from Bihar of India, according to RSS report.
Two of them are reported to be in a critical condition. They have been referred to local B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science in Dharan, the Koshi Zone headquarters from Biratnagar for further treatment.
The children belong to destitute families and were helping run the family by collecting plastics as rag pickers, according to the report.
Nepali police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/06/content_10156886.htm
