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Reports: Seven Dead in Novgam Police Station Explosion in Jammu and Kashmir

Local outlets attribute the blast to seized explosives stored inside the facility.

Overview

  • NDTV, citing sources, reports seven people were killed and 27 injured in the Friday evening blast, with five in critical condition.
  • The explosion occurred inside the Novgam police station in the northern Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • According to NDTV, the detonation involved confiscated explosives that had been kept at the station.
  • Most of the dead were police and forensic personnel, and two Srinagar municipal officials were also reported among the victims.
  • An earlier Hindustan Times account described at least eight injured and damage to several vehicles on the premises.