J&K: Three children injured in mysterious blast near Army camp in Sopore

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Jammu: At least three children received injuries after a mysterious blast took place outside an Army camp in Baramulla district's Sopore on Sunday afternoon. 

The blast took place minutes after an Army encounter concluded in south Kashmir's Tral and resulted in the death of two Hizbul-Mujahideen commanders.

According to a TOI report, the blast is said to have taken place in the village of Pazalpora Hardshiva in Sopore, North Kashmir. 

A group of children was playing in the fields at Pazalpora in Sopore town, 52 km from here, when an explosion took place there, a police official said.

Four children were injured in the explosion, he said adding the injured have been taken to a hospital.

The official said preliminary investigations suggest that the children were fiddling with an explosive which they had found in the field.

Though the exact reason for the blast remains to be unknown, it is believed to have been a revengeful move for the killing of the Hizbul militants by the security forces today. 

Further details of the incident remain awaited.

Vehicle topples in Shopian, cop killed

Meanwhile, according to another report, a vehicle carrying security forces toppled in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today morning resulting in a death of a police officer. 

According to a CNN-News18 report, one policeman was killed and four others received injuries in the accident.