At least nine people were killed and 29 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir late on Friday, police sources said, days after a car blast in New Delhi killed eight people.
Most of the dead were police officers, including forensic officials who were examining the explosives, said the sources, who did not wish to be named. Some of the injured are in critical condition, they said.
“The identification of the bodies is underway, as some have been completely burnt,” one of the sources said.
“The intensity of the blast was such that some body parts were recovered from nearby houses, around 100-200 metres away from the police station.”
At least nine people have been killed after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated in a police station in Srinagar. Source: AAP / Saqib Majeed / SOPA Images / Sipa USA
Earlier, a local police official told Reuters an explosion had ripped through Nowgam police station. The official said fire had engulfed the compound and fire tenders had been rushed to the spot.
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have for decades fought periodic wars over the disputed region of Kashmir, which they both claim in full and rule only in part.
