Grenade attack injures twenty in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore, say police; second such assault in three days
Six civilians were injured on Monday when terrorists lobbed a grenade at a bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said.
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Six civilians were injured on Monday when terrorists lobbed a grenade at a bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said
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Of the six, one person is seriously injured and has been referred to a hospital in Srinagar. The others are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, officials said
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Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched an operation to nab the attackers. No arrests have been made so far, police said
Srinagar: Twenty civilians were injured on Monday when terrorists lobbed a grenade at a bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said.
Of the twenty, six are seriously injured and have been referred to a hospital in Srinagar. The others are undergoing treatment at a local hospital, officials said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched an operation to nab the attackers. No arrests have been made so far, police said.
#Terrorists lobbed a #grenade on #civilians at #BusStand #Sopore. 6 #civilians sustained #injuries. Information is preliminary in nature. @JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) October 28, 2019
Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade attack near bus stand in Sopore. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/1vdJCaDtY4 — ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2019
The attack comes ahead of a visit to Kashmir of a delegation of Members of the European Union Parliament.
Militants had previously hurled a grenade at a CRPF team, injuring six personnel, in the Karan Nagar area of Srinagar on Saturday. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team was manning a checkpoint when the grenade attack took place. Six personnel were injured, they said.
The grenade exploded with a bang causing panic in the area, they said. The security forces fired some shots in the air in retaliation, officials said.
With inputs from agencies
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