Blast inside a police station near to Srinagar, Indian Kashmir - in pictures


  • Debris of Nowgam Police Station, 75km south of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. Nine officers were killed as a cache of explosives blew up during an inspection. Reuters
    Debris of Nowgam Police Station, 75km south of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. Nine officers were killed as a cache of explosives blew up during an inspection. Reuters
  • Indian paramilitary soldiers arrive at Nowgam Police Station after an accidental explosion. Authorities said no 'militant suspicion' was attached to the deaths of nine people - officers and civilians - and injuries to nearly three dozen people. EPA
    Indian paramilitary soldiers arrive at Nowgam Police Station after an accidental explosion. Authorities said no 'militant suspicion' was attached to the deaths of nine people - officers and civilians - and injuries to nearly three dozen people. EPA
  • After daylight, relatives came to mourn the dead during a wreath-laying ceremony for the deceased officers at Nowgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    After daylight, relatives came to mourn the dead during a wreath-laying ceremony for the deceased officers at Nowgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and a member of India's ruling BJP, pays tribute during a wreath laying ceremony for the deceased in an accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station, south of Srinagar. AFP
    Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and a member of India's ruling BJP, pays tribute during a wreath laying ceremony for the deceased in an accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station, south of Srinagar. AFP
  • Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parry, a civilian worker who died in an accidental explosion at Nowgam Police Station, wait for his body at his home on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parry, a civilian worker who died in an accidental explosion at Nowgam Police Station, wait for his body at his home on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Indian security forces arrive near the site of an explosion inside a police station in Nowgam, south of Srinagar. Reuters
    Indian security forces arrive near the site of an explosion inside a police station in Nowgam, south of Srinagar. Reuters
  • Indian security forces stand at a barricade near the site of an explosion inside a police station near Srinagar, Indian Kashmir. Reuters
    Indian security forces stand at a barricade near the site of an explosion inside a police station near Srinagar, Indian Kashmir. Reuters
  • Indian policemen patrol near Nowgam Police Station. EPA
    Indian policemen patrol near Nowgam Police Station. EPA
  • An ambulance leaves the site of an explosion inside a police station in Nowgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    An ambulance leaves the site of an explosion inside a police station in Nowgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Relatives of the victims who died in an accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station await the release of bodies of the deceased. AFP
    Relatives of the victims who died in an accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station await the release of bodies of the deceased. AFP
  • Members of the State Disaster Response Force near the site of an explosion inside a police station at Nowgam, where nine people were killed. AP
    Members of the State Disaster Response Force near the site of an explosion inside a police station at Nowgam, where nine people were killed. AP
  • Indian paramilitary soldiers on guard near Nowgam Police Station. Sources said the cache of explosives was seized from Faridabad in connection to a terrorism case. EPA
    Indian paramilitary soldiers on guard near Nowgam Police Station. Sources said the cache of explosives was seized from Faridabad in connection to a terrorism case. EPA