May 2019 Kathmandu bombings

2019 Kathmandu bombings
Location27°46′N 85°16′E / 27.767°N 85.267°E / 27.767; 85.267
Kathmandu, Nepal
Date26 May 2019
Attack type
bombings, mass murder, terrorism
WeaponsBombs
Deaths4
Injured7
PerpetratorCommunist Party of Nepal
MotiveMaoism

On 26 May 2019, three bombs exploded in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing four and injuring seven. The first blast happened in a house in the Ghattekulo residential area killing one. The second blast took place at a hairdresser's premises in Sukedhara, killing three. The third blast went off in the Thankot area of Kathmandu, injuring two.