J&K Grenade Attack: At least five people sustained injuries after terrorists threw a grenade in a crowded flea market in the heart of the city in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. The attack took place near the heavily guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC).
It came a day after a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was eliminated by security forces in the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar.
VIDEO | Five people injured in grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. Visuals from city’s Dalgate area. #JammuKashmir
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According to the officials, police and paramilitary forces have been rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured and launch a search operation to track the terrorists, news agency PTI reported.
#WATCH | Militants hurled grenade at TRC, Sunday market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
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The explosion caused panic in the area and sent shoppers scrambling for cover.