One dead, 25 injured in grenade attack at bus stand in occupied Kashmir

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One dead, 25 injured in grenade attack at bus stand in occupied Kashmir

Srinagar (Agencies): One person was killed and at least 25 others were injured when a grenade exploded at a bus stop in the city of Jammu in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Thursday, police said.

“It seems that the grenade was lobbed from outside [the premises] and it rolled under the bus and caused injuries to approximately 18 people,” police official MK Sinha earlier told journalists.

"A grenade was hurled by an unidentified person which exploded under a bus in the main terminal. Four people are critical," a second police said and added, "The bus was about to leave to Pathankot city in Punjab."

The injured were taken to a hospital, including at least five who were in critical condition.

Police say they are investigating who was responsible.

The blast comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the February 14 attack in occupied Kashmir's Pulwama area, which killed more than 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers.