In Nepal, at least 24 persons were injured when an improvised explosive device exploded in a passenger bus in Butawel, Pupandehi district last evening. The bomb went off when the vehicle had stopped in front of a cinema hall. Police said, apart from passengers some pedestrians were also injured in the blast. The vehicle was headed for Butwal from Bhairahawa. This is the third consecutive explosion in Teari region in the past three days.