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Grenade attack on armed forces party in Srinagar, 1 injured: Police

Armed forces in Srinagar. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Srinagar: An armed forces personnel was injured after militants attacked a forces party near Ali Masjid Eidgah area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday, police said.

A senior police officer said that militants lobbed a grenade at the banker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the grenade exploded with a loud bang on the roadside.

In this incident, CRPF Sub Inspector namely Parvez Rana of 161 BN received minor splinter injuries. He was shifted to SMHS hospital for further treatment and is stable now, the officer said.

Meanwhile, the whole area has been cordoned off by the armed forces and searches are going on, the officer added.

 

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