At least 12 people were injured in a grenade attack near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar when they were busy buying stuff in the famous Lal Chowk’s flea market on Sunday, officials said.
The attack, which took place near the heavily guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), comes a day after a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was gunned down by the security forces in the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar.
The injured were quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment while police and paramilitary forces were rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured and launch a search operation to track the assailants, the officials said.
The explosion caused panic in the area and sent shoppers scrambling for cover.
This is the fifth such attack in which civilians have been targeted earlier. Two migrant workers from UP were shot and injured during a suspected militant attack.
The ongoing surge in violent attacks in Kashmir Valley has caused serious concerns among the security agencies working in Jammu and Kashmir.
Additionally, a total of eight civilians were killed in the recent attacks across the Kashmir valley, including non-locals, while 21 civilians have been injured.
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