Srinagar: A shop was damaged in a "mysterious blast" at Khawaja Bazar area of downtown Srinagar on Friday afternoon, police said.
While local reports claimed the blast to be that of a "grenade attack" on a joint team of police and CRPF, SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal while talking to ETV Bharat, refuted the claim. "It was not a grenade attack, but a mysterious blast. During the incident, a shop got damaged, but no loss of life or injury to anyone has been reported so far," Balwal said.
The SSP Srinagar said that a police team has been rushed to the spot to ascertain the nature of the blast.
