Six army personnel were injured, one of them seriously, when a grenade exploded accidentally at a forward army post in Mendhar sector of Poonch district on Wednesday.
The grenade exploded during cleaning of weapons at Poona Post in Mendhar sector around 1030 hours, defence sources said.
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One of the seriously injured army personnel has been identified as Lance Naik Salil. He has been airlifted to command hospital at Udhampur.
Five others have been sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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