At least 27 persons were injured in an explosion at the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night, PTI reported.
The blast was accidental and took place while handling the explosive material seized in the recent raids on terror modules allegedly connected to the Delhi blast, unidentified police officers told the news agency.
Those injured included 24 police personnel and three civilians. They were taken to hospitals in Srinagar, PTI reported. Nowgam is located on the outskirts of Srinagar.
The exact casualties from the blast was not immediately clear. The Jammu and Kashmir Police has not officially commented on the matter. NDTV reported that seven persons died in the explosion.
A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Forensic Science Laboratory was surveying the material, including ammonium nitrate, confiscated during the raids in Faridabad, Haryana, The Hindu reported.
The police station and several vehicles caught fire because of the blast, The Indian Express reported.
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