Srinagar, Sept 06: Six persons were killed and several injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by militants here in the main wholesale fruit market today morning, official sources said. The condition of some of those wounded was serious and the death toll was likely to increase, said Tirath Acharya, a spokesman for the Border Security Force.

The bomb was apparently planted in an apple-laden truck at the Parimpora market in Srinagar. Fruits, mainly apples, from all over the state are brought to Parimpora before being dispatched to the rest of the country.
Bureau Report