Mobile phone offices attacked in Srinagar

Srinagar, July 24: Two mobile phone sales and service centres were attacked by unidentified assailants and lobbed grenades in Srinagar district.

According to IANS report, two unidentified assailants entered an Aircel office in Karan Nagar business centre.

They asked the staff to vacate the office. The assailants hurled a grenade inside that damaged furniture and fixture inside.

The assailants entered a Vodafone office and asked the staff to leave. They hurled another grenade inside the office and escaped, according to the police officials.

Searches have begun to arrest the assailants. Unidentified gunmen have been threatening mobile phone service providers in north Kashmir.

Friday's attack is the first such incident in Srinagar.

OneIndia News

(With inputs from IANS)