Srinagar: Four civlians were injured today in a grenade attack by militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.
Army troopers in Kashmir. AP
Militants hurled the grenade at a road opening party of the army at Sangam Chowk at around 4.05pm, they said.
The grenade missed the intended target and exploded at the roadside wounding four civilians, they said.
Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to apprehend the attackers, the officials said adding no arrests had been made so far.
No militant outfit had claimed responsibility for the attack, they said.
PTI
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