KATHMANDU , Nepal ( CNN ) -- Two people were killed and about a dozen others were injured when a bomb exploded in a Catholic church in Kathmandu on Saturday morning , police said . The damage inside the church in Kathmandu following Saturday 's bomb blast . The explosion in the Nepalese capital killed a 15-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman . `` The bomb exploded inside the church when the explosion happened , '' senior police officer Kedar Man Singh Bhandari told CNN over the phone . About 100 people were in the church when the bomb exploded , police said . Manish Amatya , who was injured , said the blast interrupted their prayers . `` There was a loud explosion while we were praying and all of us ran out screaming , '' he said . Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb , which damaged the church . CNN 's Manesh Shrestha contributed to this report .
Explosion in Nepalese capital killed 15 - old boy , 30-year - old woman . Two people were in the hospital when the bomb exploded . Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb .