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Grenade injures 26 in India’s part of Kashmir amid spike in tensions with Pakistan | |
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At least 26 people were reportedly injured on Thursday after a grenade exploded at a bus stand in Jammu, one of the biggest cities in the Indian-controlled part of the disputed Kashmir region. | |
The grenade reportedly detonated under a bus, with the explosion producing a lot of flying shrapnel inside the vehicle. It shattered the windows of the bus and several other vehicles parked nearby, according to local media. | |
“It seems that the grenade was brought from outside and rolled under the bus,” MK Sinha, the city police chief, said. | |
He said 18 people were injured in the attack, but later updated that figure to 26, with five people said to be in critical condition, according to NDTV. | |
The injured were taken to Jammu’s Government Medical College and Hospital. Police cordoned off the scene of the incident. | |
“The attack was clearly intended to disturb the state’s internal peace. We are collecting evidence and an investigation is underway. No suspect has been taken into custody yet,” Sinha said. | “The attack was clearly intended to disturb the state’s internal peace. We are collecting evidence and an investigation is underway. No suspect has been taken into custody yet,” Sinha said. |
Kashmir has been disputed by India and Pakistan since Britain partitioned its colony in 1947. Last week, there was a major flare-up between the two nuclear-armed nations after India launched an air raid into Pakistani territory to bomb a suspected camp of a terrorist group responsible for a deadly suicide bombing in February. The next day, Pakistan sent warplanes to attack targets on the Indian side as a show of force, resulting in the first direct air engagement since the 1971 war. | Kashmir has been disputed by India and Pakistan since Britain partitioned its colony in 1947. Last week, there was a major flare-up between the two nuclear-armed nations after India launched an air raid into Pakistani territory to bomb a suspected camp of a terrorist group responsible for a deadly suicide bombing in February. The next day, Pakistan sent warplanes to attack targets on the Indian side as a show of force, resulting in the first direct air engagement since the 1971 war. |
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