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Kashmir grenade attack kills five | |
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At least five people have been killed in a grenade attack close to a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to police. | |
Eyewitnesses say unidentified men threw the grenade into a crowded area during Friday prayers at the mosque in the district of Pulwama. | |
The motive for the attack is not clear. No group has claimed responsibility. | The motive for the attack is not clear. No group has claimed responsibility. |
The incident comes days before top officials of India and Pakistan resume peace talks. | The incident comes days before top officials of India and Pakistan resume peace talks. |
Around 36 people were wounded in Friday's attack. | Around 36 people were wounded in Friday's attack. |
"As soon as I entered the mosque, there was a loud explosion outside. I thought the mosque would fall down," one worshipper, Nazir Ahmed, told Reuters news agency. | |
"When I ran out, I saw people writhing in their own pools of blood and screaming in pain. | |
Many of the wounded were rushed to hospital in Srinagar, the state's summer capital. | |
Exhibition attack | Exhibition attack |
In Srinagar itself, three civilians and three paramilitary soldiers were injured in a grenade blast a short while later. | |
It took place near an exhibition ground where the state's chief minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, was due to open an annual exhibition of Kashmiri handicraft. | |
More than 60,000 people have been killed since 1989, when an armed separatist insurgency began in Indian-administered Kashmir. | More than 60,000 people have been killed since 1989, when an armed separatist insurgency began in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
On the Pakistani side of the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, five girls were killed when they mistook a mortar bomb for a toy, officials say. | On the Pakistani side of the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, five girls were killed when they mistook a mortar bomb for a toy, officials say. |
Both sides of the Line of Control are littered with unexploded ordnance. | Both sides of the Line of Control are littered with unexploded ordnance. |