Policeman injured in grenade attack dies

A policeman, injured in a grenade attack by militants in Srinagar on Monday, succumbed to injuries at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura on Wednesday, official sources said.

A policeman, injured in a grenade attack by militants in Srinagar on Monday, succumbed to injuries at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura on Wednesday, official sources said.

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Constable Zulfikar Ali was critically injured along with three other colleagues and five civilians when militants exploded a grenade at Gawkadal in the heart of the city, the sources said.

The grenade was hurled by militants at a time when the situation in the city was tense following violent clashes over the disappearance of a student.