Police in Nepal say suspected Maoist rebels have detonated a bomb in the office of a nature conservation trust run by the royal family.
Two guards were injured in Tuesday night's blast in the capital, Kathmandu, police said.
The King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is headed by King Gyanendra's son, Crown Prince Paras.
The blast happened on a day of fierce clashes between the rebels and security forces which left over 30 dead.
The police said that a bomb was tossed into the office, and had caused "minor property damage".
The conservation group is well known for its work to protect animals and the environment.
Violence has escalated across Nepal since the rebels abandoned a four-month unilateral ceasefire in January after the government refused to reciprocate.
On Tuesday, at least 36 policemen and Maoist rebels were killed in clashes across the country.
Blockade
Twenty rebels were killed in a security offensive in Dhading district west of Kathmandu, an army spokesman said.
Fourteen policemen and two rebels died in separate clashes in the south-east, officials said.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says Tuesday appears to be one of the bloodiest days in Nepal for many months.
The rebels have not commented on the incident.
Tuesday's clashes came two days after the rebels called off a six-day-long blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, and other major towns and cities across the kingdom.
The rebel blockade was aimed at forcing King Gyanendra to give up direct powers he seized in February 2005.
More than 13,000 people have been killed in violence in Nepal since the rebels took up arms 10 years ago to replace the monarchy with a communist republic.
Two guards were injured in Tuesday night's blast in the capital, Kathmandu, police said.
The King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is headed by King Gyanendra's son, Crown Prince Paras.
The blast happened on a day of fierce clashes between the rebels and security forces which left over 30 dead.
The police said that a bomb was tossed into the office, and had caused "minor property damage".
The conservation group is well known for its work to protect animals and the environment.
Violence has escalated across Nepal since the rebels abandoned a four-month unilateral ceasefire in January after the government refused to reciprocate.
On Tuesday, at least 36 policemen and Maoist rebels were killed in clashes across the country.
Blockade
Twenty rebels were killed in a security offensive in Dhading district west of Kathmandu, an army spokesman said.
Fourteen policemen and two rebels died in separate clashes in the south-east, officials said.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says Tuesday appears to be one of the bloodiest days in Nepal for many months.
The rebels have not commented on the incident.
Tuesday's clashes came two days after the rebels called off a six-day-long blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, and other major towns and cities across the kingdom.
The rebel blockade was aimed at forcing King Gyanendra to give up direct powers he seized in February 2005.
More than 13,000 people have been killed in violence in Nepal since the rebels took up arms 10 years ago to replace the monarchy with a communist republic.
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