3 grenade attacks in Kashmir, no causalities reported
#Man arrested with grenade
19/01/2019
Srinagar, Jan 18: Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, militants carried out bomb attacks at three places in Jammu and Kashmir but no casualities were reported, police said Friday.
After receiving reports, police rushed to inspect the attack sites at Srinagar, Shopian and Pulwama and have initiated an investigation. however, no causalities pertaining to the loss of life or property reported, said police.
The first attack was reported from Ghanta Ghar Chowk in Srinagar, the second from Gargan in Shopian while the third grenade attack was inside the compound of a police station in Pulwama.
Police has registered cases for both the incidents and have asked locals to assist them if they receive any information about the attacks.
The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital and their condition has been reported to be stable.
This is second grenade attack in Srinagar within 24 hours as three police personnel were injured on Thursday after terrorists hurled grenade on security forces at Zero Bridge in Srinagar on Thursday.
However, a man was arrested on Friday after he was found in possession of a hand grenade in Kupwara district, police said.
The arrest at a motor vehicle checkpoint in Lolab area of Kupwara district came on a day when militants carried out two grenade attacks on security forces in Kashmir, including one in LalChowk area of the city
Initial investigations have revealed that the accused, Mohammad AslamBeigh, was planning to join militant ranks, a police spokesman said, adding, he was motivated to take up arms through social media by "entities based in Pakistan".
Beigh was found in possession of a grenade and some incriminating material, the spokesman said.
On Friday, ultras lobbed a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force bunker at Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) in LalChowk. Militants also hurled a grenade at security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir. No casualties were reported in the incidents. The attacks came around a week ahead of Republic Day celebrations.
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