Death toll in Kalikot blast hits two

Death toll in the Kalikot explosion has reached two.

Latest victim of the blast has been identified as four-year-old Saraswati Rana. She died at the Karnali Provincial Hospital, Surkhet, said Chief District Officer Ram Hari Sharma.

Another victim identified as four-year-old Jharana Thapa died at a local health institution.

Three others injured in the blast are receiving treatment at the hospital, he said. An improvised explosive device exploded today at Tilagufa Municipality-10 in Kakikot district, leaving two children dead and injuring three others.