6 civilians injured in grenade attack in North Kashmir

10:01 December 09

Six injured in grenade attack in North Kashmir

Baramulla (Jammu Kashmir): At least six civilians were injured when a grenade thrown by suspected militants missed the target in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 10 am in the Singhpora Bazaar area of Baramulla's Pattan.

"Militants hurled a grenade at the security forces posted in the area.  However, the grenade missed the target and exploded on road. Five to six civilians have reportedly sustained injuries,” a police official told ETV Bharat on phone.

All the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

Meanwhile, the whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.

Traffic on the busy Srinagar-Baramulla highway was stopped for sometime after the grenade explosion took place.

Earlier, on November 19, 12 civilians sustained injuries in a grenade attack by militants on a team of security force personnel in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.