Six persons, including three security personnel, were injured in an IED blast triggered by militants in Baramulla district on Saturday morning, police said.
The improvised explosive device planted by militants at Badyara Ashtangoo on Sopore-Bandipora road went off when a Central Reserve Police Force vehicle ran over it around 8 am, injuring three jawans and three civilians, a police spokesman said.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Police and security forces cordoned of the area and searches were on to nab the militants. However, no militant outfit has owned responsibility for the act so far.
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