Nine killed as explosives linked to Delhi blast blow up at Kashmir police station
Police station blast kills officials examining seized explosives
- An accidental explosion at a police station in Nowgam, Kashmir, late on Friday night killed at least nine people and injured 32.
- Most of the deceased were police and forensic officials who were examining confiscated explosives when they detonated.
- The intensity of the blast caused significant damage, ignited nearby vehicles, and resulted in body parts being found hundreds of metres away.
- The explosives were reportedly seized during a recent security crackdown following a deadly car bomb attack in Delhi and the discovery of a suspected terror network.
- The incident occurred on the same day Indian authorities demolished the family home of Dr Umar Nabi, a main suspect in the Delhi car bomb attack.