STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Eight people were injured in an explosion in Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said. However, police ruled out any terror angle, saying the blast occurred in a “load carrier” vehicle carrying a concrete vibration machine, a portable generator and a can of oil. “An explosion occurred in the cement mix settling vibration machine, adjacent portable generator and tin can of oil being carried with labourers in a load carrier at Larkipora Anantnag,” Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.
Eight labourers sustained burn injuries and they are being treated at a hospital, police said. “All stable. No terrorist angle observed. Investigation started,” police said in the post.