This incident highlights the ongoing “security challenges in Kashmir”.

Nine Killed in Accidental Blast at Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar

At least nine people lost their lives and 32 others were injured after a massive accidental explosion rocked the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, late on Friday night. Officials confirmed that it was not a terror attack but occurred when a forensic team was examining a large cache of seized explosives that were linked to a “white-collar terror module” case.

Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief Nalin Prabhat stated that the explosives, recovered earlier from “Faridabad, Haryana”, were kept securely in the police station’s open area for further “forensic and chemical examination”. Due to the sensitive and unstable nature of th

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