Explosion rocks Dalgate in Srinagar; 1 killed

A vegetable seller was killed on the spot and two bystanders wounded in a powerful hand-grenade explosion that rocked the Dalgate area of Srinagar [ Images ] on Friday evening.

Dalgate locality in the uptown Srinagar is usually thronged by tourists and pilgrims who are flocking the Valley in thousands these days.

Police said militants tried to target a passing tourist bus at Dalgate on Friday evening, when the grenade hurled by them missed the target, and exploded on the road, killing one local identified as Abdul Salam Sheikh, a vegetable vendor and wounding two others.

"The injured were evacuated to SMHS hospital for treatment," said a police officer.

The explosion triggered tension and panic in the Dalgate locality. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.