Grenade Blast Near Srinagar Tourist Centre, 10 injured

Jammu And Kashmir: Ten people were injured in a grenade explosion near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar on Sunday afternoon.

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The explosion took place in a crowded area that hosts a Sunday market.

According to police sources, the grenade was hurled towards Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near the TRC on Residency Road. The grenade missed the target and hit a street vendor’s cart, resulting in injuries to six people.

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The injured were immediately rushed to a hospital and a joint team of J&K Police and paramilitary forces cordoned off the area to try and apprehend those behind the attack.

The Residency Road stretch between the TRC to Lal Chowk hosts Srinagar’s Sunday market.

This is the first grenade blast in Srinagar in over a year. It comes a day after a Lashkar-e-Toiba commander, who the police have identified as Usman Lashkari, was killed in an encounter in Srinagar’s Khanyar area. Police said four security personnel — two each from the J&K Police and the CRPF — were injured in the day-long encounter.

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Sajad Lone Condemns Grenade Attack

J&K Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara, Sajad Lone, has strongly condemned the grenade attack in Srinagar’s bustling Sunday market, which left several civilians injured.

In his statement, Lone expressed deep sympathy for the victims, saying, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent civilians injured in today’s tragic grenade attack near TRC in Srinagar.”

He further added that this act of violence, intended to instill fear and cause harm, only serves to strengthen the resolve to work towards a safe and peaceful future for every citizen.

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