SRINAGAR: A grenade exploded on Thursday in a mosque in India-held Kashmir, wounding 10 people, police said, the first such incident in 14 years in the region, foreign media sources reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in the southern district of Shopian in the Himalayan region.
Police said they were on guard against outbursts of public anger over the incident, but were awaiting more details.
“People were coming out of the mosque after morning prayers when the blast occurred,” a police officer said.
India is tightening security nationwide ahead of celebrations this weekend to mark independence from Britain.
