Srinagar, Nov 15 (KNS): Nine people, including a Naib Tehsildar, were killed and 29 others injured when an explosive stored at Nowgam Police Station detonated late on Friday night, officials said.
According to a police official, the explosive, believed to be ammonium nitrate, had been brought from Faridabad in Haryana following the seizure linked to a doctors’ terror module. The material was being kept at the police station when it went off.
Most of the deceased were police personnel and members of the Forensic Science Laboratory team.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelA local tailor is also among the dead. Identification of bodies is ongoing as some were severely damaged.
The injured were taken to Army’s 92 Base Hospital, SKIMS Soura, and a local private hospital for treatment.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police are investigating the cause of the blast and the circumstances under which the explosive detonated.(KNS)