4 civilians injured as militants hurl grenade at security forces in J-K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, September 14

Four civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.

The ultras lobbed the grenade towards a vehicle of security forces at Pulwama Chowk in the afternoon but the grenade exploded on the roadside.

The injured had been rushed to a hospital while security forces had cordoned off the area, the officials said. 

There has been a spurt in grenade attacks by militants in Kashmir in recent times.

Three persons, including two women, were injured in a grenade attack at Chanapora area of the city last week.

Security forces detected and defused six grenades planted by militants on the busy Parimpira-Panthachowk axis of National Highway 44 on Monday. PTI