25 people, including 3 CRPF jawans, injured in J-K blast

Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) At least 25 people, including
three CRPF jawans, were injured Friday in a blast at Banihal
bus stand on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

The blast occurred near a Central Reserve Police Force
(C.R.P.F.) vehicle parked at the bus stand in Ramban district,
police said.

Security forces and police rushed to the spot and
shifted the injured to the hospital, they said.

Among injured, five are stated to be critical, they
said, adding police and security agencies are investigating
the nature of the blast.

"It may be either a grenade blast or most probably a
landmine blast," a police officer said, adding patrolling has
been increased in the area and at Ramban, Batote, Kud, Ramso
areas in view of threat perception. PTI AB
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