Grenade attack on 3 telecom facilities in Srinagar, 4 injured

After nearly two months, militants again targeted telecom facilities on Friday, police said. They allegedly carried out three grenade attacks in Srinagar, in which four persons were injured.

The attacks were carried out within four hours in 1-km, targeting facilities of Aircel, Vodafone and government-run BSNL.

In the first attack, two unidentified men barged into the office of Aircel at Karan Nagar, located less than 300 metres from Zonal Police Headquarters, at 11.30 am and asked the staffers to vacate the premises, police said.

“The militants then hurled a grenade on the premises and fled,” a police official said.

About 500 metres away from this spot, the second attack was carried in a similar fashion at a Vodafone showroom. Initially, no injuries were reported. However, later three persons showed up at SMHS hospital with injuries. Doctors said the trio had suffered minor injuries caused by splinters of glass panes.

The two blasts – within 30 minutes – shook the area and prompted the police to issue an alert for the assailants. 

A few hours later, another attack was carried out in Shaheedgunj at <g data-gr-id="29">3pm</g>. 

Militants allegedly hurled a grenade at a BSNL tower. A labourer was  injured in the incident. The BSNL is less than a kilometre away from the scene of the earlier two incidents. The labourer, Farid Mohammad Bhai, working in the neighbouring house, sustained splinter injuries in the blast, a police officer said. He was admitted to SMHS hospital.  Police have launched a manhunt to nab the militants.