Srinagar: Four persons, including a woman,
were injured in a blast in Sopore town of North Kashmir's
Baramulla district, officials said here on Saturday.
The explosion took place last evening when a group of
people were busy removing debris of a house which was gutted
in a gunbattle between militants and security forces at
Chinkipora, 55 kms from here, they said.
Some explosive material, apparently a grenade, which had
remained unexploded during the encounter went off when the
people were removing the debris, they said.
The injured identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla, Mohammad
Ramzan Ganai, Rayees Ahamad Ganai and his sister Jamsheeda
Bano were rushed to a hospital.
A top Lashker-e-Toiba (LET) militant, hiding in the house,
was killed in the encounter which took place on October 31 in
the village.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 07, 2009, 14:17