Nine injured in Srinagar grenade blast

30 November,2014 08:31 AM IST |   |  IANS

Nine people, including a woman and two children, were injured in a grenade explosion at city centre Lal Chowk here Saturday, police said


Srinagar: Nine people, including a woman and two children, were injured in a grenade explosion at city centre Lal Chowk here Saturday, police said.

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sub-inspector was also hurt in the blast.

"Nine people, including a woman, two children and a CRPF sub-inspector, were injured when militants hurled a powerful hand grenade at a security force picket in Lal Chowk today (Saturday) afternoon," a senior police officer told IANS.

The injured have been shifted to hospital. Senior police and paramilitary officers have reached the spot.

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