Kashmir: Grenade attack by militants injures 4 securitymen

The attack came amidst stringent security arrangements across Kashmir valley for tomorrow's Independence Day celebrations.

Update: 2017-08-14 11:33 GMT
The telephone exchange took place three hours after the Pakistani army fired mortar shells along the LoC in the Poonch and Rajouri districts, killing an Indian Army jawan and a nine-year-old girl. (Representational Image)

Srinagar: Four security personnel were injured on Monday in a grenade attack by militants in central Kashmir's Budgam district, police said.

Militants hurled a grenade at a road opening party of CRPF and police at Batpora in Magam area, 20 kilometres from Srinagar, a police official said.

He said three CRPF personnel and one policeman were injured in the grenade blast.

The injured personnel have been admitted to SKIMS Medical College hospital at Bemina in Srinagar.

The attack came amidst stringent security arrangements across Kashmir valley for tomorrow's Independence Day celebrations.

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