J&K: Two jawans injured after grenade attack near SBI branch in Sopore

Five people were injured including two special police officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police after a grenade attack near State Bank of India branch in Sopore in Baramulla district on Sunday.

It is learnt that militants hurled a grenade towards security forces at Main Chowk Sopore at around 9.35 am, resulting in minor injuries to two policemen, a police official said. He said the injured policemen were taken to local hospital.

On September 21st, three civilians including a woman were killed and 39 others including some security personnel were injured in a grenade blast in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir's southern Pulwama district.

The police sources said that the militants tossed a hand grenade towards the security forces on duty near Tral's main bus stand as part of stepped up security for the visit of the State's Public Works Minister Syed Naeem Akhter Andrabi.

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