Information About Incident 32941-60554-141792 in Sarlahi Nepal

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Two persons, identified as Firoz Khan and Parwez Iraqi Ansari, were killed and two others injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a bomb inside a mosque in the Sarauchiya area of Biratnagar on March 29-evening, reported Nepal News.

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Two persons, identified as Firoz Khan and Parwez Iraqi Ansari, were killed and two others injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a bomb inside a mosque in the Sarauchiya area of Biratnagar on March 29-evening, reported Nepal News. The administration has clamped indefinite curfew in and around the area since 9pm following the explosion. Eyewitnesses claim that two persons on motorcycle had lobbed the bomb inside the mosque where over five dozen people were praying. A group called National Defence Army has claimed the responsibility for the explosion.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
32941-60554-141792 3/30/2008 Nepal Explosion in Biratnagar mosque kills two persons

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