Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the grenade attack at the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) and weekly market in Srinagar on Sunday, saying there can be "no justification for targeting innocent civilians." "The last few days have been dominated by headlines of attacks & encounters in parts of the valley. Today's news of a grenade attack on innocent shoppers at the 'Sunday market' in Srinagar is deeply disturbing." the CM said in a post on X.CM Abdullah further said that the security apparatus must do everything possible to end this spurt of attacks.
Earlier in the day, terrorists attacked the TRC and shoppers at the weekly market in Srinagar by hurling a grenade, injuring several people.Security forces immediately reached the scene, and the injured were shifted to the hospital.Following the incident, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vidhi Kumar Birdi, also reached the Govt SHMS Hospital, where those injured in the attack were admitted.The grenade attack comes a day after a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. At least 12 civilians were injured in a grenade attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar on Sunday . The injured have been shifted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS).
Watch: A grenade attack near TRC, Sunday Market, in Srinagar (J&K). According to police sources, the terrorists aimed to target police or CRPF personnel pic.twitter.com/3el5zIzLR2
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday in the wake of a grenade attack directed the Union Territory's top police officer and other security officials to give a forceful response to the terrorists."The LG spoke to DGP Nalin Prabhat and senior officials of the security agencies on the grenade attack in Srinagar. He directed the security officials for an effective and forceful response to punish the terrorists and their associates," an official spokesman said.The LG asserted that the terrorists attacking civilians will have to pay a very heavy price.
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