2 children die in J&K landmine blast

By Shujaat Bukhari

SRINAGAR SEPT. 4. In a shocking incident, two children were blown to pieces and five were injured when a landmine went off in Janbazpora locality of Baramulla town in north Kashmir today.

Reports reaching here said a group of children from a local public school were playing in the compound when a landmine planted in the sand went off killing two boys Merjauddin and Abdul Majid instantly. Five others, who were injured were rushed to Srinagar for treatment.

The news of the blast sent shockwaves in the town and a few hundred people from the locality took out a procession shouting slogans against militants.

Meanwhile, police have arrested the SHO Dooru, Mr. Ghulam Haider Khan, and four other policemen who laid down their arms when militants surrounded a police party, including the Additional Deputy Commissioner, in Batagund village yesterday.

In another development, the Government today ordered the dismissal of Mr. B. L. Sharma, SHO Poonch, from service for gross dereliction of duty.

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