Two people, including a 19-year-old woman, were killed and 32 others injured when terrorists exploded a grenade at the crowded Hari Singh High Street, near Amirakadal, in the heart of Srinagar on Sunday.
The condition of those injured is said to be stable, the police said. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.
In the incident, two shops were reportedly damaged. However, no injury or casualties have been reported.
The grenade exploded among a civilian population in which 2 to 3 civilians sustained minor injuries.
Police said militants hurled a grenade towards a team of security forces in Safa Kadal area of Srinagar.
The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to nab the terrorists.
The grenade was hurled at a CRPF naka party, the police said.
Sources said that a grenade was lobbed by the terrorists towards a CRPF naka party at KP road in Anantnag. However, it missed the target, causing no injuries or loss of life.
There has been a spurt in grenade attacks by militants in Kashmir in recent times.
As per the CRPF, an unknown terrorist lobbed a grenade targeting the troops of 29 Battalion deployed for Road Opening Party (ROP).
A 4-year-old child was killed and seven others injured in a grenade attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mandal President Jasbir Singh's residence at Khandli Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday night.
Terrorists lobbed a grenade towards security force personnel which exploded on the roadside, the officials said.
Two CRPF jawans and a policeman were injured in a grenade attack in Baramulla town of Jammu and Kashmir.
Though no casualty was reported in the incident at Dholai Dholakhal locality, senior police officials have rushed to the spot to assess the situation.
At least three civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Saturday.
Terrorists on Sunday lobbed a grenade on a vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Tral chowk area in Pulwama district.
Terrorists on Tuesday lobbed a grenade at a CRPF party in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm Tuesday, the officials said.
Terrorists lobbed a grenade in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Four soldiers were injured, including 2 in critical condition after terrorists lobbed a grenade on a road opening party (ROP) of the army in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday.
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