3 teenagers wounded in Kashmir blast

Srinagar, Oct 8 (UNI) Three teenaged boys were wounded critically in a powerful blast in north Kashmir's Baramulla district today, official sources said.

They said three boys--- Ajaz Ahmad Mir (11), Altaf Ahmad Mir (15) and Ishfaq Ahmad Mir (16)--- were wounded when an explosive device went off near their house at Chattinbandi village in Bandipora area of Baramulla district at around 0900 hrs.

The injured were rushed to district hospital Baramulla where from they referred to Shar-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) Soura here.

Sources said the condition of the boys is stated to be ''critical''.

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