Soldier killed, another injured in accidental blast in Kupwara

A soldier was killed and another was injured in accidental grenade blast in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said here on Saturday.

They said a grenade exploded accidentally during a training exercise near the Line of Control (LoC) in Karnah sector in Kupwara.

“Two soldiers were injured in the blast,” they said, adding the wounded were immediately evacuated Army’s 92 base hospital.

However, they said one of the injured succumbed.