Kashmir: Clashes Erupt After Grenade Injures Three Security Troops

By Staff, Agencies

A grenade attack left three Indian police troops injured in Kashmir, including an officer.

A riot reportedly erupted following the explosion.

The incident happened on Thursday morning in the town of Sopore in the western part of the Indian-administrated section of the disputed region.

“Militants” fired from an under-barrel grenade launcher at a group of security personnel, the police said.

The grenade injured three people, including an officer from the police station in Dangiwacha, a small town in the same Baramulla district.

“Security forces have cordoned off the area and a search has been launched to nab the attackers,” a police official said.

Following the attack, clashes reportedly erupted between Indian police and people from the community.

The protesters pelted the police with stones as the security troops deployed tear gas to disperse them.