2 civilians killed, 9 injured in grenade attack by militants in Kashmir’s Tral

Srinagar: Two civilians were killed and 9 others were injured on Friday when militants hurled a grenade at a crowded bus stand in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.

Unidentified militants lobbed the grenade on a security patrol at Tral bus stand, 35 kms from here, killing Ghulam Hasan Mir (60) and injuring 9 others, the police said.

They said the injured were immediately rushed to a hospital. Sources said that the condition of three of the injured civilians is serious.

The whole area was cordoned off immediately after the blast and a hunt has been launched to nab the militants involved in the incident, the police said.

No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

Grenade attack at a bus stand in Tral, Pulwama (J&K), 1 dead, 4 injured persons brought to hospital pic.twitter.com/Eh5v7NnKyS

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