Grenade attack in Srinagar injures 6 CRPF personnel

Grenade attack in Srinagar injures 6 CRPF personnel

SRINAGAR: Six CRPF personnel were injured on Saturday evening when terrorists threw a hand grenade a..

SRINAGAR: Six CRPF personnel were injured on Saturday evening when terrorists threw a hand grenade at a CRPF post opposite the Karan Nagar police station, near SMHS Hospital in Srinagar.
CRPF IG Ravideep Sahi told TOI that six CRPF men received splinter injuries when terrorists threw a hand grenade at the post manned by the CRPF's 144 Battalion. All six men were stable and in a hospital, the CRPF said.
The grenade explosion created panic among patients in the nearby hospital. Ground reports suggested that gunshots followed the explosion. A police team was at the spot to assess the situation.
Eyewitnesses said the security forces launched a search in the area, including on the hospital premises. Nobody had been arrested when reports last came in.
IG Sahi said the security forces searched two under-construction buildings on the hospital premises. Deputy medical superintendent Muneer Ahmad said the injured CRPF men were later shifted to a military hospital.
On September 28 this year, terrorists had thrown a hand grenade towards a CPRF picket at Nawakadal, in Srinagar's old city. However, no one was injured in that attack.
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