Several civilians were injured in a grenade blast by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Sunday.

According to the Srinagar Police, the incident occurred at Nishat area where terrorists hurled grenade causing a low-intensity blast. Several people received minor injuries.

All the injured people were given first aid and discharged from the hospital.

Police have registered a case and have launched search operations to nab the terrorists.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday averted a major terror incident by recovering an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing about 10-12 kilograms in Pulwama district. The IED was recovered by security forces in the Beihgund area of Tral in the south Kashmir district.