Table 1

Distribution of incidents due to landmines, victim-activated IED and other ERW, Nepal, July 2006 to June 2010 (N=138)

Incidents, N (% total)
Type of explosive device
 Socket bomb56 (40.6)
 Sutali bomb27 (19.6)
 Other IED23 (16.7)
 Landmine9 (6.5)
 Detonator9 (6.5)
 Hand grenade2 (1.4)
 Other ERW*5 (3.6)
 Unknown7 (5.1)
Place of incident
 Home55 (39.9)
 Road or path23 (16.7)
 Forest or grassland19 (13.8)
 Agricultural land14 (10.1)
 Village or town12 (8.7)
 Other15 (11.5)
No of persons injured or killed per incident
 One75 (54.3)
 Two to three45 (32.6)
 Four to six15 (10.9)
 More than six3 (2.2)
  • * Industrially manufactured explosive devices or their parts, such as bombs, rockets or mortar shells, which were deployed or scattered during military activities but failed to detonate (excluding detonators and hand grenades, which are listed separately in the table).

  • ERW, explosive remnants of war; IED, improvised explosive devices.