Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 16: Three persons, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured today in an explosion in Handwara area of Kupwara district.
An official said that the explosion took place during demolition of an old Masjid at Kachri in Langate area of the district.
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The injured were identified as Mudasir Ahmad Mir, 26, Ghulam Ahmad Tantray, 65, and D A Lone, 10.
The injured were rushed to sub district hospital Langate where from Mir was referred to the Government Medical College hospital at Handwara for treatment.
The Masjid management committee of the area was demolishing the old mosque to make a new one.
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