Watch video: Massive blast in empty passenger bus in J&K’s Udhampur, two injured

Two people were reportedly injured in a blast that took place inside a parked bus at Domel area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on late Wednesday evening.

As per reports, the bus was parked near a petrol pump and was empty at the time of explosion. The intensity of blast was such that the roof of the bus got damaged, while window panes of several nearby vehicles were also damaged.

 

#WATCH | J&K: A blast occurred in an empty passenger bus parked near a petrol pump at Domail Chowk in Udhampur at around 10:30 pm. Two persons were injured and have been shifted to the District hospital. Police & other agencies reached the spot.

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A large number of police personnel and a bomb disposal squad reached to the spot after receiving information about the blast.

The injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, while police have launched a probe into matter.

Another blast occurred in a vehicle parked at a bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur city on Thursday morning but no casualty was reported, sources said.

This was the second blast reported in Udhampur city within a span of a few hours. 

The second one occurred around 5.40 am on Thursday. Although no one was injured in the second blast, the vehicle was badly damaged, the sources said. PTI COR AB.

(Agency Reports)