J-K: 8 injured in grenade attack on police party

Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir): As many as eight persons were injured after terrorists hurled a grenade at a police party in Shopian on Monday.

As per the police, the grenade exploded in Batapora Chowk here, leaving seven civilians and one constable injured.

The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, while investigation into the matter has been initiated.

The incident comes a week after three army personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Shopian district on May 29.The blast occurred between Sugan and Chillipora area of Shopian district.