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| Nepal explosions kill three in capital Kathmandu | Nepal explosions kill three in capital Kathmandu |
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| At least three people have died in two explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, officials say. | At least three people have died in two explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, officials say. |
| Five other people were injured in the blasts - one in the city centre and the other in the outskirts, KTV reported. | Five other people were injured in the blasts - one in the city centre and the other in the outskirts, KTV reported. |
| The causes of the blasts are not yet clear but the Himalayan Times, quoting police, said they were "improvised explosive devices". | The causes of the blasts are not yet clear but the Himalayan Times, quoting police, said they were "improvised explosive devices". |
| Security forces have sealed off both locations and say investigations are under way. | Security forces have sealed off both locations and say investigations are under way. |
| A police chief said pamphlets belonging to a Maoist splinter group had been found at the scene of one of the blasts. | |
| The same group was suspected to have carried out an explosion in February that killed one person in Kathmandu. |