A grenade blast at a busy Jammu bus stand on Thursday has injured at least 26 people. According to India Today, 19 of them have been admitted to the Government Medical College, Jammu.
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Meanwhile, 2 of them are reported to be in a critical condition. The police have since cordoned off the area.
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Reports state this is the third blast around the Jammu bus stand in the last 10 months. Earlier on December 28, 2018, a low-intensity blast had rocked the same bus stand.
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A grenade had been lobbed at the police station vicinity, the police had told reporters. On May 24, 2018, at least 3 people had been injured in the grenade attack at the bus stand. The explosion had also injured two policemen.
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This blast comes at a time when the state is already on high alert owing to the tensions between India and Pakistan.
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