At least seven people were killed and 27 injured when a large amount of confiscated explosives exploded, which occurred on the night of Saturday at a police station in Indian Kashmir. Referring to the NDTV television, Reuters reported about it, TASR writes.
Most of those killed are police officers and members of the forensic team who were checking explosives stored at the police station, NDTV sources said. According to the report, the number of victims could increase, five injured were still in critical condition.
Reuters pointed out that it could not immediately verify the cause of the explosion. The police of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have not yet responded to a request for comment.
A local police official earlier told the agency that the blast took place at the police station in Naugam village. According to him, the fire engulfed the entire area and firefighters were on their way to the scene, while there were fears that there had been casualties.
The explosion took place four days after a vehicle exploded in a densely populated historic part of the Indian capital, New Delhi.in which at least eight people died and which the authorities described as an act of terrorism.
