Blast at Jammu Bus stand: LIVE Updates
An explosion has occurred at the Jammu bus stand on Thursday morning. This is a developing story
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Update at 13:23 PM
This is the third such incident at the Jammu bus stand in just the last 12 months. Three people had been injured in the previous two incidents.
Update at 13:39 PM
The number of injured persons has gone up to 28, as per the latest inputs.
"Jammu has generally been incident-free. Let the police investigate": BR Subramaniam, Chief Secretary of J&K.
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Update at 13:53 PM
"The blast was outside the bus - it was a Punjab Roadways bus. We had parked it just two minutes before the blast": Conductor of the bus that was attacked who is injured and in hospital.
'This could have been a bigger tragedy. People need to be vigilant. We will foil these nefarious attempts': Former J&K Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta.
Watch here, Republic TV's report from the blast site:
Update at 14:00 PM
MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh issues a tweet on the Jammu blast:
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Update at 2:19 pm
MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre on grenade explosion at Jammu bus stand: Local investigation has been initiated into the incident. The government has already given complete liberty to the forces to take all necessary steps.
Update at 2:56 pm
A 17-year-old youth from Haridwar has succumbed to injuries sustained in the Jammu bus stand grenade attack, as tweeted by the IGP Jammu
Update at 3:05 pm
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has condemned the grenade explosion in Jammu.
Update at 15:34 PM
As per sources, 12 persons have been detained for questioning by the police.
The number of injured persons has risen to 30.
Update at 5:08 pm
The culprit behind the Jammu grenade explosion has been arrested.
An explosion has occurred at the Jammu bus stand on Thursday morning.
As per news agency ANI, injured persons have been admitted to hospital.
This is a developing story. More details are awaited.
Update at 12:21 PM
Visuals from the blast site show that the Police has cordoned off the area.
Update at 12:24 PM
The nature of the blast in Jammu's general bus stand are still being ascertained. J&K DIG is at the blast site.
This is the location of the blast site-
Update at 12:26 PM
As per inputs, five persons have been injured in the blast and taken to hospital.
Update at 12:37 pm
18 people injured in the blast at the bus stand: MK Sinha, IGP Jammu
Update at 12:39
J&K police confirms that it was a grenade explosion, and that no suspect has been taken into custody yet
Update at 12:49 pm
Jammu's chief secretary has confirmed that the injury toll has gone up to 26. All the injured have been referred to GMC Jammu
Update at 13:16
As per sources, the target was a J&K state transport bus. The grenade exploded outside it.