Eight people were injured in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.
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Eight people were injured in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.
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However, police ruled out any terror angle, saying the blast occurred in a "load carrier" vehicle carrying a concrete vibration machine, a portable generator and a can of oil.
#WATCH | Eight labourers were injured after an explosion in a load carrier they were travelling in at Larkipora in Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, say police.
— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2023
As per police, the condition of the injured persons is stable; no terrorist angle in the incident.
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"An explosion occurred in the cement mix settling vibration machine, adjacent portable generator and tin can of oil being carried with labourers in a load carrier at Larkipora Anantnag," Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.
All stable. No terrorist angle observed. Investigation started. (2/2)@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) September 27, 2023
Eight labourers sustained burn injuries and they are being treated at a hospital, police said. "All stable. No terrorist angle was observed. Investigation started," police said in the post.
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