Two policemen injured in grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir\'s Sopore

Two policemen injured in grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore

Security forces had launched cordon and search operation in Sopore.

india Updated: Mar 21, 2019 11:46 IST
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stand guard outside a closed market area in central Srinagar .(ANI)

Two policemen were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday, news agency PTI reported.

Security forces had launched cordon and search operation in Sopore, Baramulla district. Militants lobbed a grenade at a security forces party at main chowk area of Sopore, PTI quoted a police official as saying.

He said two policemen, including the station house officer of Dangiwacha police station, sustained minor injuries in the explosion. The injured have been taken to a hospital.

Mobile internet has been suspended in the area.

First Published: Mar 21, 2019 11:28 IST