Petrol bomb hurled at govt school in Baramulla

A petrol bomb was on Tuesday hurled by unidentified persons at a government school, where a polling station has been set up in Rafiabad area of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir for tomorrow's polls.

A petrol bomb was on Tuesday hurled by unidentified persons at a government school, where a polling station has been set up in Rafiabad area of Baramulla Lok Sabh constituency of Kashmir for tomorrow's polls.

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"A petrol bomb was hurled at the Government Girls School at Watergam in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district, causing some damage to the building," a police spokesman said.

He said there were no casualties reported in the incident that took place in the early hours of the day.

A polling station is located some distance away from where the petrol bomb landed, he said.

Polling for Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled to take place tomorrow.