Jammu & Kashmir

Two civilians, army personnel injured in blast in Anantnag: Police

Armed forces personnel patrol near military operation site. [FPK File Photo]

Kokernag: Two civilians and an army  personnel were injured in a grenade blast during cordon and search operation in Athlan Gadole area of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Thursday.

A top police officer told GNS that last night a search party of armed forces launched a cordon and search ooperation in Athlan Gadole village.

As the joint team of forces started searches, a grenade was lobbed on them by the hiding militants.

In this incident, two civilians and an army personnel received minor splinter injuries.

All of them were immediately shifted to nearby hospital and their condition is stated by doctors to be stable, he said.

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