7 injured in Grenade attack in Srinagar

15:24 October 12

Seven people have been injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Saturday.

Srinagar: At least seven civilians were injured on Saturday when militants hurled a grenade at a crowded market in summer capital Srinagar.

According to police, militants hurled a grenade at Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar when vendors were selling goods and the market was crowded with shoppers.

"At least seven civilians have been injured in this grenade explosion. All the injured have been shifted to hospital and the area has been cordoned off for searches," police said.

Militants have been threatening shopkeepers, transport operators and other business establishments not to resume normal activities since August 5 when Article 370 was abrogated.