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Three killed in Bandipore blast

By Our Special Correspondent

JAMMU, MARCH 27. At least three civilians were killed and 15 others injured in a blast aimed at pro-India Ikhwan militants in Bandipore town of north Kashmir on Monday afternoon. In other incidents across the Kashmir Valley, nine, including four militants were killed, police said.

Reports said unidentified militants lobbed a powerful grenade towards a group of the Ikhwan outfit at Nowpora in Bandipore, 65 km from Srinagar. The grenade, which missed the target and exploded on a busy road, injured at least 18 civilians. Three of them succumbed to their injuries while being taken to hospital.

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