Srinagar / Terrorists hurl grenade near bus stand in J&K's Sopore, 6 civilians injured

Livemint : Oct 28, 2019, 10:24 PM
NEW DELHI : Just days before the Centre is set to roll out the Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation Act on 31 October, unidentified terrorists hurled a grenade at civilians at a bus stand in north Kashmir’s Sopore, injuring seven.

While security forces immediately cordoned off the area and began a combing operation, forces said that some civilians sustained severe injuries.

“In Sopore, Baramulla district, a grenade blast took place near Hotel Plaza at 4:15pm wherein seven civilians reportedly sustained injuries (3 serious and 4 stable). Troops of 179 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force reached the location and cordoned off the area," the CRPF said.

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