At least eight Armed Police Force (APF) personnel were injured after an explosive went off at the explosive storage room of the APF Manakamana Battalion in Bhanu Municipality-2 of Nepal's Tanahun district.
The incident occurred while they were cleaning the room this afternoon, reports The Himalayan Page.
Three of the injured APF personnel are said to be critical.
DSP Surendra Bahadur Gurung of the District Police Office, Tanahun, said the injured are undergoing treatment at the Laxmi Hospital in Dumre.
Gurung also informed that the injured have been taken to Kathmandu on a Nepal Army helicopter for further treatment.
