12 students injured in blast at Pulwama school in south Kashmir

The injured students are reported to be student of class 10 at the Falah-i-Millat School.

india Updated: Feb 13, 2019 15:50 IST

One of the injured students at the hospital in Pulwama on February 13.(ANI/Twitter Photo)

Twelve students were injured in an explosion at a private school in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday. The blast took place around 2.30pm.

The injured are students of class 10 of the Falah-i-Millat school in Pulwama’s Narbal town. Seven of them have been referred to Srinagar Hospital for further treatment.

They have been rushed to the government district hospital in Pulwama for treatment.

“I was teaching and then suddenly an explosion occurred. I can’t say how many students are injured,” Jawed Ahmed, a teacher at the school where the blast took place told news agency ANI.

The police have lodged a case and are investigating the nature of the blast.

More details awaited.

First Published: Feb 13, 2019 14:54 IST