At least nine people were killed and 32 injured after what officials said was an accidental blast that tore through the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday night. Officials said the explosion occurred as authorities were extracting samples from a cache of explosives seized in the Faridabad terror module case , adding that the blast was triggered by the unstable nature of the chemicals.

The material was part of the 360 kg of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, recovered from the rented accommodation of arrested accused Dr Muzammil Ganaie from Faridabad and stored at the police station.

The explosion took place during a routine inspection and sampling process involving a Forensic Science Laboratory team, local police personnel and revenue officials, sou

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