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One killed in Kashmir grenade blast
 A grenade hurled at a bus carrying Indian tourists missed its target and killed a vegetable seller on Friday in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), police said. "Initial investigations reveal that the bus carrying tourists was the actual target (of militants)," a police official said, requesting not to be named. He said a vegetable seller was killed on the spot after the device exploded in front of his roadside shop. The explosion, which also hurt another bystander, caused panic in Srinagar's Dalgate, situated on the shores of Lake Dal -- a tourist attraction.More policemen have been patrolling the area after the blast, as panic-struck tourists had rushed to their hotels and houseboats. The explosion took place in the midst of a two-month-long Hindu pilgrimage, which started this week. Militants have attacked the procession in the past. Twenty people were injured in IHK on Friday when police used batons and teargas to break up renewed protests over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women by soldiers, police said. Posted by: Fred 2009-06-20 |
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