Nine people killed in police station blast in Kashmir, India.
A devastating explosion rocked a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, claiming the lives of at least nine individuals and leaving 32 others injured. The tragedy occurred while forensic experts and police officials were examining a cache of confiscated explosives, which were being kept securely in an open area at the station.
According to Police Director General Nalin Prabhat, the blast was accidental, with no evidence pointing to foul play. The majority of those killed were police and forensic officials, many of whom were in critical condition.
The massive explosion ripped through the police station, setting it ablaze along with multiple vehicles. Local media reported that small successive explosions hindered immediate rescue efforts.
This incident comes days after a deadly car bomb exploded near India's historic Red Fort in New Delhi, killing at least eight people and prompting Indian officials to describe it as a "heinous terror incident" carried out by "anti-national forces".
Indian security agencies had recently dismantled a suspected militant cell operating from Kashmir, arresting seven individuals, including two doctors, and seizing bomb-making materials. The police had brought the seized explosives to Kashmir for investigation purposes.
A team of experts was taking samples for forensic examination when the blast occurred, prompting Prabhat to rule out any speculation about the cause of the incident, stating that "any other speculation into the cause of this incident is unnecessary".
A devastating explosion rocked a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, claiming the lives of at least nine individuals and leaving 32 others injured. The tragedy occurred while forensic experts and police officials were examining a cache of confiscated explosives, which were being kept securely in an open area at the station.
According to Police Director General Nalin Prabhat, the blast was accidental, with no evidence pointing to foul play. The majority of those killed were police and forensic officials, many of whom were in critical condition.
The massive explosion ripped through the police station, setting it ablaze along with multiple vehicles. Local media reported that small successive explosions hindered immediate rescue efforts.
This incident comes days after a deadly car bomb exploded near India's historic Red Fort in New Delhi, killing at least eight people and prompting Indian officials to describe it as a "heinous terror incident" carried out by "anti-national forces".
Indian security agencies had recently dismantled a suspected militant cell operating from Kashmir, arresting seven individuals, including two doctors, and seizing bomb-making materials. The police had brought the seized explosives to Kashmir for investigation purposes.
A team of experts was taking samples for forensic examination when the blast occurred, prompting Prabhat to rule out any speculation about the cause of the incident, stating that "any other speculation into the cause of this incident is unnecessary".
oh man, this is so sad 
another senseless tragedy in Kashmir... 9 people lost their lives and many more injured. it's like these explosions just keep happening without any real solution 
my heart goes out to the families of those who died. accidents happen but sometimes it feels like there's a bigger issue at play here 
hope the authorities can get to the bottom of this and bring some sense of justice to the people affected 
just 9 people died in a police station explosion in Kashmir, India 
and another thing, why did it have 2 happen now when they just dismantled a suspected militant cell in Kashmir? 
it's like u can't make this stuff up. anyway, rIP 2 those who lost their lives 
... how do we know that wasn't a deliberate act to distract from something else? 
the police station was set on fire, and there were multiple vehicles involved too... it's just too much for one accident to cause all this destruction 
... I hope they get a full investigation done ASAP 
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8 people dead, and now they're saying it was carried out by "anti-national forces"? what's going on here? 
... we need more info before we start speculating 
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police are supposed to be protecting us not putting themselves in harm's way 9 people dead and countless others injured all because of some stupid bomb 
why do these things always happen near police stations? it's like they're just waiting for something to go wrong... and now i'm scared to even walk down the street what's going on with our country?! 
The authorities are saying it's accidental, but I'm not buying it entirely 
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. I don't know what's going on in Kashmir, but it doesn't sound good to me 
. It's just so senseless... I don't think we'll ever fully understand why these things happen, but it's clear that more needs to be done to keep everyone safe 
. And of course, the "accidental" explanation 
And don't even get me started on the fact that they're saying there's no speculation about the cause of the incident... yeah right 
This is just so senseless. Nine lives lost over a bunch of explosives. You'd think they could've been stored safely without risking all those people's lives. 
. Can't we all just take a deep breath and try to understand what really happened instead of jumping to conclusions? 
that's just devastating. it's not right that innocent people lost their lives due to an accident involving explosives 
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. we can only hope that justice is served and those responsible face the consequences 
