Udhampur (J&K): At least one person was killed while 14 others were injured in a powerful explosion at Slathia Chowk in J&K's Udhampur district on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Mukesh Singh said that the initial probe has revealed the explosion could have been due to an IED blast in Udhampur's Salathia Chowk area, adding that the impact was not substantial.
As per the officials, the explosion, the cause of which was not immediately known, took place at around 12:50 pm.
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The spot of the explosion is in the vicinity of sensitive security installations including the Northern Army Command Udhampur, Air Force Station Udhampur, with DC Office and District Court Complex also located nearby, local sources told ETV Bharat.
After the explosion, police immediately rushed to the spot in order to assess the situation.
Soon after the attack, top police officers rushed to the spot and cordoned the area even as an investigation was underway into the incident. It was not immediately known whether it was a militant attack or any other kind of explosion. Further details of the incident are awaited.
