3 security force personnel among 4 injured in Srinagar grenade attack

Four persons, including three security force personnel, were on Friday injured in a grenade attack by militants in the summer capital, Srinagar.

Official sources said that militants hurled a grenade at a security force party in Nawa Bazaar area of downtown Srinagar on Friday. “Two CRPF jawan, a policeman and a civilian, were injured in the attack,” they said, adding the wounded were rushed to a local hospital.

They said the militants managed to escape from the spot during the chaos created due to the blast. “Additional security forces have been rushed to the area and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers,” they said.