Faridabad terror module | Eight killed in Srinagar police station blast: What caused the explosion?

At least eight police officers were killed after an accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. The incident occurred while the cops were inspecting samples of explosive materials seized earlier in Faridabad as part of an investigation into a "white-collar" terror module case, according to officials.

 

Reports indicate several others sustained serious injuries in the blast.

 

The 360kg of explosive material was brought to Nowgam from Faridabad by the Jammu and Kashmir police. It was recovered from the rented residence of Dr Muzammil Shakeel, one of the eight individuals arrested so far in connection with this ongoing terror module investigation.

 

It was not immediately clear if the entire 360kg of explosives was being stored at the police station, where the "white-collar" terror module case was officially registered on October 19.

 

(More details awaited.)

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