Srinagar: Four people were killed in an explosion at Sopore in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. The explosion occurred while unloading goods at scrapping sho. The blast took place at a shop in Baramulla. The deceased have been identified as Naseer Ahmed Nadru, Azam Ashraf Mir, Adil Rashid Bhatt and Abdul Rashid Bhatt. The four deceased are natives of Sopore. The injured were admitted to SKIMs.
The cause of the explosion is unclear. The region had not reported any attacks for four years. The area was also the political stronghold of late Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani. The police have registered a case and started investigation.
