Nepal

[Schneemann]

7 killed in Nepal bus bombing

KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in southern Nepal on Friday when a bomb exploded inside a passenger bus, police told CNN.

The bus was on a highway in Bara district, about 130 kilometers, or 80 miles, south of Kathmandu, where ethnic Madhesi groups, armed and unarmed, have been demanding representation in the state government apparatus, as well as autonomy.

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Schneemann.