Serial blasts rock Srinagar, 5 CRPF men among 12 injured

Srinagar, Jan 13 (UNI) A series of grenade blasts rocked the city this evening injuring 12 people, including five CRPF personnel and two labourers from Bihar.

Official sources said militants hurled a hand greande at a CRPF party at Eidgah in the down town city this evening.

They said three CRPF personnel were wounded in the blast.

A CRPF spokesman told UNI that militants hurled a hand grenade at a CRPF party on boulevard road on the bank of Dal Lake in the city this evening.

He said two CRPF personnel received splinter wounds in the blast.

The area has been cordoned off and a search operation has been launched to nab the culprits.

This was the first such attack in the area after 25 tourists were injured in two grenade blasts last summer.

Official sources said militants also hurled a hand grenade at CRPF picket in Qamarwari on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road this evening.

However, it missed the intended target and exploded on the road side injuring seven people, including labourers from Bihar.

The condition of one labourer is stated to be critical.

The injured were admitted to different hospitals.

UNI