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Accidental blast at J-K Police Station during sampling of seized explosives

Updated On: 15 November, 2025 02:11 PM IST | Tarun Verma

An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station here, killing nine people and injuring 32, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Nalin Prabhat said on Saturday, and ruled out any terror attack. He said the blast occurred on Friday night when a specialised team was extracting samples from a large and "unstable" cache of explosives confiscated from Faridabad, Haryana in connection with the ongoing investigation into a `white-collar` terror module. (Pics/PTI)

An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station here, killing nine people and injuring 32, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Nalin Prabhat said on Saturday, and ruled out any terror attack. He said the blast occurred on Friday night when a specialised team was extracting samples from a large and "unstable" cache of explosives confiscated from Faridabad, Haryana in connection with the ongoing investigation into a `white-collar` terror module. (Pics/PTI)

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An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station here, killing nine people and injuring 32, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Nalin Prabhat said on Saturday, and ruled out any terror attack. He said the blast occurred on Friday night when a specialised team was extracting samples from a large and "unstable" cache of explosives confiscated from Faridabad, Haryana in connection with the ongoing investigation into a `white-collar` terror module. (Pics/PTI)
<p>Security personnel at the site after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar</p>

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Security personnel at the site after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar

<p>A loader being brought to clear the debris of the explosive at the Nowgam police station, in Srinagar</p>

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A loader being brought to clear the debris of the explosive at the Nowgam police station, in Srinagar

<p>SDRF personnel arrive to clear the debris after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar</p>

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SDRF personnel arrive to clear the debris after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar

<p>&nbsp;Security personnel keep a watch after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar</p>

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 Security personnel keep a watch after an accidental explosion ripped through Nowgam police station on late Friday night, in Srinagar

<p>Security personnel reach at the hospital where victims have been brought after an accidental explosive took place</p>

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Security personnel reach at the hospital where victims have been brought after an accidental explosive took place

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