Srinagar, Nov 15: An accidental blast at Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar claimed seven lives and injured 27 others. The explosion occurred while authorities were extracting samples from a large cache of explosives recently seized in connection with the ‘white-collar’ terror module case.

The blast happened late Friday night, killing seven people and injuring 27 mostly policemen and forensic officials.

The blast occurred while personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana’s Faridabad.

More reports awaited.

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