J-K: 9 people injured in Sopore grenade blast

Nine civilians were injured in a grenade attack near a bus stand in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.

Nine civilians were injured in a grenade attack near a bus stand in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. The grenade blast took place near a hotel at around 4:15 pm. Troops of 179 Battalion of CRPF have reached the location and cordoned off the area.

Two of those injured were brought to a hospital in Srinagar. This comes ahead of a visit to Kashmir by a delegation of the European Union Parliament members.

On October 26, six personnel of the CRPF sustained serious injuries after terrorists lobbed a grenade at Karan Nagar police station. (ANI)

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