Bombs Explode at Hotel That Defied Rebels
From Times Wire Reports
At least four bombs exploded at a luxury hotel in Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, after it defied leftist rebels’ orders to shut down, police said.
There were no casualties in the blasts at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel, which is managed by the Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Earlier, officials blamed the rebels for a bombing in a busy market in southern Nepal that killed a 12-year-old boy.
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