June 14, 2008, Two persons were injured in a powerful hand grenade explosion near the high security civil secretariat in Srinagar , which houses the offices of the chief minister, senior ministers and top bureaucrats of Jammu & Kashmir.
The civil secretariat was, however, closed for the weekend holiday.
The civil secretariat was, however, closed for the weekend holiday.
"Militants lobbed the grenade from a back lane of the civil secretariat, which exploded outside its premises, causing injuries to a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force trooper on guard duty and a woman passing by. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment," a senior police officer said.
There has been a spate of hand grenade explosions after a long lull in the Valley in the past one week. Only on Friday, six civilians were injured in a powerful grenade blast in northern township of Baramulla.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.
Soruce: www.rediff.com
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