An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on Wednesday night at 10:14 p.m. in Bhur (Samtenling Gewog) of Sarpang, some eight kilometers away from Gelephu town. This is the third time that such an explosion took place in Sarpang district.
The state-run BBS reported that the IED was planted some 500 metres below the Gelephu-Sarpang Highway.
There are no reports of damage or casualty from the explosion.
No any group or individual has claimed the responsibility of the bast yet. However, the BBS report said that a pamphlet of the Bhutan United Sociality Democratic Party (BUSDP) was left at the site.
BUSDP hasn’t issued any statement regarding the blast.
