Civilian, cop injured injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Two persons including a civilian and a policeman were injured on Wednesday evening in a grenade explosion at Aali Masjid in Srinagar.
''At about 6.40 pm, terrorists hurled a grenade upon the bunker of 161 Bn CRPF located at Aali Masjid Eidgah area of district Srinagar which exploded on the roadside,'' a police officer said.
He said a civilian named Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Hawal Srinagar, and a Police Constable Sajad Ahmad, resident of Narwara Eidgah, were injured in the explosion.
The Constable is presently on leave, he said.
The duo has been rushed to SMHS hospital here from treatment, where their condition as per the hospital authorities is stated to be stable.
(With inputs from agenices)