J&K: Nine People Wounded In Grenade Blast In Srinagar, Probe Underway

Nine individuals, according to the authorities, were hurt.

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Terrorists threw a grenade in the Nishat neighbourhood of Srinagar on Sunday, injuring nine people, according to authorities, news agency PTI reported.

They said that the incident happened in front of the well-known Mughal garden on the Dal Lake's banks.

Nine individuals, according to the authorities, were hurt.

According to them, two were brought to the SKIMS hospital and seven were transferred to the SMHS hospital.

According to the officials, their status is steady.

In a separate instance, authorities on Sunday claimed to have neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) found in the Pulwama area of Jammu and Kashmir, preventing a "serious" terror attack.

Security officers located the IED, which weighed between 10 and 12 kg, in Tral's Beihgund neighbourhood in the south Kashmir province.

Taking to Twitter, Kashmir Police Zone stated: "On a specific input of police, an IED, approx 10-12 Kgm has been recovered in Beihgund area of #Tral. Police and Army are on the job to destroy it in situ. A major #terror incident averted."

On a specific input of police, an IED, approx 10-12 Kgm has been recovered in Beihgund area of #Tral. Police and Army are on the job to destroy it insitu. A major #terror incident averted.@JmuKmrPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) August 21, 2022

Police have opened an investigation and are on the lookout for the terrorists.

(With Inputs From PTI)