Scooter blast in Baramulla

Baramulla, June 15 (UNI) Militants made an abortive bid to target senior security officials, by detonating a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a scooter on Srinagar-Uri highway, near here, official sources said.

Militants triggered a powerful IED planted in the scooter which was parked on the highway at high security area at 1430 hrs, sources added.

A Beacon official a women and a child were injured in the blast.

They were admitted to district hospital.

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