Grenade attack at Sunday market in Srinagar, 12 injured

At least a dozen people have been injured after terrorists threw a grenade in a crowded Sunday market in Srinagar on Sunday. The attack, which took place near the heavily-guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), comes a day after a top commander of terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed by security forces in the city.

According to top police sources, the grenade was thrown from a flyover near the Radio Kashmir crossing, targeting shoppers at the Sunday market. All those injured were local Kashmiris. The explosion left shoppers scrambling for cover and caused panic in the area.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the grenade attack as "deeply disturbing" and said there can be no justification for targeting civilians. "The last few days have been dominated by headlines of attacks and encounters in parts of the valley. Today's news of a grenade attack on innocent shoppers at the ‘Sunday market' in Srinagar is deeply disturbing. There can be no justification for targeting innocent civilians. The security apparatus must do everything possible to end this spurt of attacks at the earliest so that people can go about their lives without any fear," Mr Abdullah said in a post on X. 

The past few days have seen a series of gunfights between terrorists and security personnel. Yesterday, a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist was gunned down in Srinagar's Khanyar area. Earlier yesterday, security forces gunned down two terrorists in an encounter in Anantnag district.