SARBHANG

Breaking News: 12 October, 2009 - Two Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) soldiers were injured after an improvised explosive device planted in a bunker in Gaden village, Umling, Sarpang, exploded around 6:40 am today.

The bunker is manned only during the day from the RBA outpost at Umling said a RBA spokesperson. He said the explosive device could have been planted at night.

Villagers saw some men running towards the border after the explosion. The militants took away two rifles carried by the soldiers according to the RBA spokesperson.

“The attack is suspected to be carried out by Maoist militants from the camps in Nepal,” said the spokesperson.

The two injured RBA soldiers are receiving treatment at the Gelephu hospital.

Source: Kuensel

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