Blast at J&K police stn tied to terror

A massive explosion took place inside the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar late on Friday night amid heightened security in the Valley after the busting of a militant module linked to the Delhi blast.

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

Initial reports said eight personnel were injured in the blast. They were reportedly extracting samples from a massive cache of explosives recently seized in connection with the 'white-collar' terror module case.

Officials said they fear some casualties because the explosion was very powerful and a number of policemen and officers were present in the station at the time of the blast.

Several vehicles parked at the police station also caught fire in the explosion.

Sources said it could most probably be an accidental blast but sabotage angle is also being looked into.