Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) : Another blast hit a bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur. This is the second blast in the last 8 hours in the district. The second blast occurred at 10:45 pm in a bus at Domail chowk. Earlier, two people were injured after a blast occurred in an empty bus parked at a petrol pump in Udhampur on Wednesday night. Army Bomb Disposal Squad, as well as officers & dog squad, have reached the bus stand in Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir, where the second blast occurred.
"Two IED blasts have taken place; one at 10:30pm last night & the other one at 6am, both in an empty bus. Both blasts have a certain similarity. It is likely that they are sticky bombs, but we cannot say that for sure" says Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu
The incident occurred around 10:30 pm near a petrol pump at Domail Chowk in the Udhampur district. Other vehicles parked nearby were also damaged in the blast. The injured were shifted to Udhampur District Hospital. Police and security personnel rushed to the spot soon after the incident. The investigation is underway. A CCTV footage of the blast went viral on social media.
" First blast happened last night around 10.30 pm in a bus that was parked near a petrol pump. Similarly, another blast happened on a bus at Udhampur bus stand. No injury in 2nd blast. Two got injured in the 1st blast & are out of danger. Probe on," said Suleman Choudhary, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range.
