at least 9 people died Days after a car explosion in New Delhi, a pile of explosives seized at a police station in the Indian region of Kashmir exploded on Friday night, injuring 29 people, police officials said. … Killed 8 people.
Most of the dead were police officers, including an expert who analyzed the explosives, said the official, who requested anonymity. Some of the injured are in serious condition.they added.
“Some of the bodies have been completely burnt, and identification of the bodies is underway,” one of the officials said.
“The intensity of the explosion was The bodies were recovered at nearby houses approximately 100 to 200 meters away. From the police station. «
The chief of police in India’s Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is expected to hold a press conference soon about the incident.
Earlier, a local police officer told Reuters that an explosion occurred at Nowgam police station. The police officer added that a fire broke out in the building and firefighters rushed to the scene.
The explosion came four days after a car bomb killed at least eight people in India’s capital, New Delhi. The government classified it as a terrorist incident.
Neighboring nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have been at regular war for decades over the disputed region of Kashmir, with both countries claiming all of it but only controlling parts of it.
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