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J&K blast injures 11
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IBNS) A mysterious blast has left 11 people injured outside a mosque in south Kashmir Shopian district on Thursday, police said.
They came tot he mosque to offer Fajr nimaaz, police said.
An official said, "People were coming out of the mosque after morning prayers when the blast occurred in its courtyard."
During the search operation, police later recovered a live grenade from the spot, he added.
An official said, "People were coming out of the mosque after morning prayers when the blast occurred in its courtyard."
During the search operation, police later recovered a live grenade from the spot, he added.
All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
It was first such incident in 14 years in a region where militant violence has spiked recently.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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