Seven killed, 27 injured as confiscated explosives detonate at police station in India’s Kashmir

Seven killed, 27 injured as confiscated explosives detonate at police station in India’s Kashmir
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At least seven people were killed and 27 injured when a large pile of confiscated explosives in a police station in India’s Kashmir detonated late on Friday, Al Arabiya English reported.

Most of those killed are policemen and forensic team officials who were examining the explosives stored at the police station, the report said.

The death toll could rise further, with five of the injured still in critical condition, the source said.

The reason for the blast has not been immediately verified.

Earlier, a local police official said an explosion had ripped through Nowgam police station. The official said fire had engulfed the compound and fire tenders had been rushed to the spot, with casualties feared.

The blast comes four days after a deadly car explosion in Delhi, which killed at least eight people in what India has called a terror incident.