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8 labourers injured in explosion in J-K’s Anantnag; police rule out terror angle

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Srinagar, September 27

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Eight people were injured in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.

However, police ruled out any terror angle, saying the blast occurred in a “load carrier” vehicle carrying a concrete vibration machine, a portable generator and a can of oil.

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“An explosion occurred in the cement mix settling vibration machine, adjacent portable generator and tin can of oil being carried with labourers in a load carrier at Larkipora Anantnag,” Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.

Eight labourers suffered burns and they are being treated at a hospital, police said.

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“All stable. No terrorist angle observed. Investigation started,” police said in the post.

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