Omar unhurt after militant attack

National Conference President Omar Abdullah escaped unhurt when militants triggered a powerful landmine blast minutes after his cavalcade passed by in Badgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.

National Conference President Omar Abdullah escaped unhurt when militants triggered a powerful landmine blast minutes after his cavalcade passed by in Badgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

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Abdullah, the National Conference President, is contesting on the party ticket from Srinagar constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.

The attack is the latest in a series of poll-related violence that has marked the state in recent days.