Srinagar: Two blasts rocked Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Srinagar districts on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring seven, police said.
In south Kashmir's Anantnag, militants lobbed a grenade in Wagoora area when government function — 'Back to Village programme' — was taking place, killing two people and injuring four others, a police official said. In Srinagar city, an explosion took place in the market near Sir Syed gate of Kashmir University in Hazratbal area this afternoon, the official said. Three persons were injured in the explosion. All are stated to be stable, he said.
The official said the explosion was not caused by a grenade as suspected earlier. Preliminary investigation suggests that it was a low-intensity blast. Further investigations are on, he added.
Meanwhile, two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.
"Two militants have been killed in the Pulwama encounter and they both were affiliated with the HM (Hizbul Mujahideen) outfit, a police official said, adding they were involved in several terror crimes.
The encounter broke out Monday evening after militants fired on security personnel posted at a vehicle checkpoint on Shadimarg in the south Kashmir district, the official said. He said one militant was killed late Monday night and another Tuesday morning.
The slain militants have been identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh and Irfan Ahmad Rather, the official said, adding arms and ammunition have been recovered from the encounter site.