Grenade attack in Pulwama, 12 civilians injured

Srinagar, Nov 18: A woman was among twelve civilians injured in a grenade blast in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. A senior police officer said that the militants lobbed grenade at a joint team of Police and CRPF in Kakapora. However the grenade missed the target and exploded on road in which twelve civilians received splinter injuries and where subsequently shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. The injured have been identified as Raja Begum of Naman Kakapora, Shabir Ahmad Dar of Kakapora,  Mushtaq Ahmad of Khanbal Anantnag, Adil Ahmad of Samboora, Amir of Utterpradesh,  Bashir Ahmad Dar of Kakapora, Ghulam Muhandin of Laribal kakapora, Habib Ulla Shiekh of Kakapora, Ghulam Nabi Shiekh of Kakapora, Suhail Ahmad of Naman kakapora, Abrar Dar of Kakapora and Bashir Ahmad of Kakapora. Soon after the attack whole area was cordoned off to nab the attackers.