Football in polythene cause panic in Srinagar

Srinagar, June 26 (UNI) Panic gripped high security Sonawar area when an unclaimed article in a polythene bag was found near the boundary wall of a school, just opposite the Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium.

Traffic on this important route was suspended and all vehicle parked in the area taken to safer places.

A large number of security and police personnel cordoned off the entire area and school management was directed to keep the students inside.

Later a bomb disposal squad was summoned who opened the polythene bag and found a football.

Traffic on the route, was later resumed.

Last year, a car bomb blast in the same area killed three security personnel and injured several others.

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