A series of four blasts ripped through the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Sunday, injuring one person.
No one claimed responsibility for the blasts, which come just days after the country announced its first ever general elections.
Kuenselonline has this,
Four bomb blasts took place between 11.10am and 2.10pm in four different dzongkhags on January 20, including one in the capital, Thimphu.
The first blast went off at 11:10 am near the vegetable market in Samste dzongkhag. There were no reported injuries or damages to property.
The second blast took place at 11:45 am in Thimphu town, behind the SNS restaurant. The impact of the explosion shattered the window panes of buildings in the area and unnerved shopkeepers, residents, and passersby in the area but no injuries were reported.
At 1:20 pm a third blast occurred near the gate of the Tala Guest House in Gedu, in Chukha dzongkhag. A woman who was hit by a splinter on her right leg was admitted in the Gedu Hospital.
At 2:10 pm the fourth blast occurred in Dagapela, in Dagana dzongkhag, behind the house of Passang Tshering. A second explosive device, which did not go off, was found in the same area. There was no injury to any person or damage to property in the blasts in Samtse and Dagapela.
A spokesman for the Royal Bhutan Police, who are investigating the blasts, said that one of the three militant organizations based in Nepal, the Bhutan Tiger Force, the Bhutan Maoists Party, and the Communist Party of Bhutan was suspected to be behind these bomb blasts.
Nepal News Online says,
Bhutanese authorities have blamed “Nepal-based organisations” for a series of bomb blasts that rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Sunday, injuring one person.
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