Grenade blast at Jammu bus stand; around 19 Injured, 2 critical

A grenade blast at Jammu bus stand today left around 19 people injured out of whom two persons are said to be critical. The blast took place around noon.  The injured have been rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital, said reports. The area has been cordoned off by the local police. This is said to be third grenade blast in the area in the past 10 months.

Earlier today, a gunbattle broke out between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara. As per latest reports, one terrorist has been killed so far, said reports. There have been at least five major encounters between the forces and the terrorists in Kashmir since India carried out a pre-emptive stike on JeM base in Pakistan's Balakot of February 26. Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Babgund area of J&K's Handwara on March 3.