10 hurt in grenade attack by militants on security patrol in Kashmir’s Anantnag

A police official said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside, causing splinter injuries to 10 pedestrians who were evacuated to hospital.

At least 10 people were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists outside Deputy Commissioner’s office in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, a police official said.

People affected in the grenade attack help each other in Anantnag, South Kashmir after the DC’s office was subjected to a grenade attack. (Twitter/@ANI)

The terrorists hurled a grenade on a security patrol outside the heavily guarded complex in Anantnag town, 55 km from here, around 11 am, the official said.

He said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside, causing splinter injuries to eight pedestrians, a policeman and a local journalist.

The injured were admitted to a hospital.

The attack sparked panic among people in the town.

The area has been cordoned off by security forces and a hunt has been launched to nab the terrorists behind the attack, the official said.

No outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack