3 killed, 11 injured in explosion in Ladakh's Kargil

Police and security personnel near the site of explosion. Screengrab: Twitter@PTI

Srinagar: Three people were killed while 10 sustained injuries in an explosion inside a scrap dealer's shop in Kargil district of Ladakh on Friday, officials said.

A "suspicious" object exploded in the shop located in Kabadi Nallah area of Drass, they said.

Three people were killed while the injured were taken to a hospital, they said. One person that died was from elsewhere and not a resident of the area. Police have registered a case.

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