4 CRPF personnel, civilian injured in grenade attack in Baramulla

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Srinagar, July 30 : Four CRPF personnel, including an Assistant Sub Inspector, and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday.
Official sources said that unidentified militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF party at Khanpora Bridge in Baramulla on Friday.
‘A CRPF ASI and three other jawans, besides a civilian were injured in the attack,’ they said, adding the wounded were rushed to a hospital.
They said the militants managed to escape during the chaos created due to the blast.
‘Additional security forces have been rushed to the area and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers,’ they said.
Security forces have also established checkpoint within 3 km radius of the attack site and vehicles, particularly two-wheelers, are being checked before allowing them to move forward.