One killed, 12 injured in grenade explosion in Kashmir

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One killed, 12 injured in grenade explosion in Kashmir

One person was killed and 12 others injured when militants hurled a grenade at the busy business center of Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday afternoon, according to the Press Trust of India.

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One person was killed and 12 others injured when militants hurled a grenade at the busy business center of Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday afternoon, according to the Press Trust of India.

Unidentified ultras hurled a powerful grenade at a Border Security Forces (BSF) picket near Amirakadal bridge in Lal Chowk but the device missed the intended target and exploded on the road, causing splinter injuries to 13 pedestrians,

Six of the injured were discharged after first aid and rest were admitted in the hospital and their condition was stated to bestable.

The news agency said the blast did not cause any panic among the people present in the busy business center as children were bursting crackers during Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.

BSF personnel deployed in the area immediately cordoned off the entire area and conducted a thorough search. None was arrested during the operation as the ultras had fled from the scene.

No militant organization has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far.

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