A bomb blast at an election rally of the ruling Nepali Congress party Thursday injured four persons including two minors in Nepal's eastern Itahari city, days ahead of the last phase of provincial and parliamentary polls.
Two minors, a woman and an elderly man were injured in the incident that took place at Bhaladmi Tol area in Itahari sub-metropolitan city, some 366 kms from Kathmandu, police said.
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off near the podium of a meeting convened by minister of state Sumitra Devi Chaudhary.
The one-year-old child was said to be in a serious condition as he has sustained injuries on his head. The condition of the 16-year-old boy was stable but not out of danger.