1 dead, 28 injured in grenade attack in Jammu bus stand, three critical

PTI | Updated: Mar 7, 2019, 16:17 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

• This is the third grenade attack by terrorists in the bus stand area of the city since May last year.
• The scene of the blast along the BC Road was sealed off by police and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the grenade thrower

JAMMU: One of the injured in the grenade blast at 

Jammu bus stand

 has succumbed to his injuries. Another 28 are undergoing treatment, and 3 are said to be in critical condition.

Suspected terrorists on Thursday carried out the attack in the crowded general bus stand area in the heart of the city.

This is the third grenade attack by terrorists in Jammu bus stand since May last year, viewed by security agencies as an attempt to disturb communal harmony and peace in the city.

"So far 28 persons were brought with splinter injuries. Three are critical, of whom two are being operated," Principal, Government Medical College (GMC) hospital, Sunanda Raina told PTI.

Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha said preliminary investigation suggested that someone lobbed the grenade in the bus stand area around noon, causing the explosion.