Jammu-Kashmir: Grenade thrown on CRPF vehicle civilian injured in Srinagar

A civilian was injured here on Sunday when militants hurled a grenade towards a CRPF bunker and it exploded on the roadside, officials said.

The incident occurred in Halwal area, they said.

At about 7:45 pm, militants hurled a grenade towards a bunker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) near Mirza Kamil Chowk which exploded on the roadside. Sameer Ahmed Malla, a resident of Habak, sustained minor injuries in the blast, the officials said.

He was shifted to a hospital for treatment, they said.

J&K | There was an attempt to throw a grenade on a CRPF vehicle in a crowded area of MK Chowk, Srinagar it missed the target & caused a minor splinter injury to one local boy: Srinagar police

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