Kashmiri leader survives attack
Omar Abdullah, the head of Kashmirs main opposition party, escaped injury on Monday after suspected separatist militants hurled a grenade at him while he was entering a colleagues house, a party official said. The grenade exploded outside the house of an activist of Abdullahs pro-India National Conference party, wounding four policemen and a civilian, said party spokesman Nasir Sogami. Omar Abdullah is safe, he said. Abdullah is the grandson of the states first prime minister and son of a former chief minister.
Posted by: Fred 2007-07-10 |