The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people near the city’s historic Red Fort
At least nine people were killed and 32 injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police have announced.
The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday while a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director general. He ruled out any foul play, saying it was an accident.
Most of the dead were police and forensic officials. Some of the injured were in critical condition.
The huge blast ripped through the police station, setting it and multiple vehicles on fire. According to local media, small successive explosions prevented immediate rescue operations.
