Seven injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Seven people were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in a market area in Srinagar on Saturday, police said.

Militants hurled a grenade in Hari Singh High Street market area — a few hundred metres from the city centre Lal Chowk — this afternoon, a police official said.

The grenade exploded on a roadside in the market, injuring seven people, he said, adding that the wounded were rushed to a hospital here.

According to the official, the explosion also damaged windows of a vehicle parked nearby.

He said the shops in the market were shut but a few vendors had set up stalls in the area. (AGENCIES)

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