US EditionSix Killed, 27 Injured in Accidental Blast at Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar as Seized Explosive Material Explodes
- On Friday, the Nowgam police station in Srinagar was hit by a massive explosion that tore through the building and set nearby vehicles ablaze, with seized explosives linked to the Red Fort blast-linked terror module stored there.
- Officials say the blast may have occurred during an inspection by a magistrate and Forensic Science Laboratory team, probing whether seized explosives detonated at Nowgam police station linked to a Jaish-e-Mohammad interstate terror module last week.
- Several small secondary explosions followed, briefly delaying rescue and firefighting efforts as ambulances and fire tenders rushed in before midnight, and the blast was audible 30 kilometres away.
- Authorities feared casualties and Reuters sources confirmed concerns, while Indian media reported eight injured in the `accidental` blast involving more than 350 kg of ammonium nitrate, part of roughly 2,900 kg of suspected explosive material.
- Indian security agencies have detained several suspects in Kashmir as probes continue, including three doctors arrested, amid heightened tensions after the New Delhi car explosion this week.
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Blast at India’s Kashmir police station kills seven, injures 27, NDTV reports
NEW DELHI, Nov 15 — At least seven people were killed and 27 injured when a large pile of confiscated explosives in a police station in India’s Kashmir detonated late yesterday, broadcaster NDTV reported, citing sources.Most of those killed are policemen and forensic team officials who were examining the explosives stored at the police station, the report said.The death toll could climb further, with five of the injured still in critical conditi…
According to information emerging from the blast, human body parts were recovered approximately 300 feet from the site of the explosion. CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts show smoke and flames rising into the sky after the blast.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the explosion was allegedly caused by explosive devices previously confiscated by the police.
At least 9 killed in explosion at J&K’s Nowgam police station, which probed JeM module linked to Delhi blast
Origin of explosion is suspected to be explosives seized by J&K Police from Faridabad in connection with probe into JeM module alleged to be behind Delhi blast.
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