An accidental explosion at Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar killed nine people and left 32 injured while officials were examining explosives seized in a recent terror-related investigation.

The incident occurred at 11:20 pm on the night of Friday, November 14, as investigating personnel were extracting samples from a large quantity of explosive material recovered from Faridabad in connection with the "white-collar" terror module, according to a press statement by the station.

Believed to have been triggered by the unstable nature of the chemicals, the blast shattered the police station building and sent shockwaves through the neighbourhood.

"The building of Police station has received severe damages, besides those buildings surrounding the Police Station have also

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