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Sopore blast

A youth injured in a landmine blast in Sopore on Saturday being taken to a hospital in Srinagar. A policeman was killed and ten others, including three security personnel, were injured in the blast. — Photo: Nissar Ahmed

Srinagar Oct. 19. One person was killed and four BSF jawans were injured this afternoon, when militants triggered an improvised explosive device at Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police sources said.

The IED was exploded at the SBI market in Sopore town, targeting a BSF vehicle, which was destroyed. A few shops in the market caught fire in the blast. The identity of the deceased and the injured could not be ascertained.

PTI

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