One dead, more than 20 injured in grenade attack at Kashmir market

One person was killed and more than 20 others injured on Sunday when an assailant threw a grenade at a busy market in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

According to local media reports, the target of the attack in Srinagar appeared to have been security personnel in the area. There was a huge crowd in the market when the grenade exploded.

The injured were taken to hospital.

Police officer Sujit Kumar said security forces were investigating and that the attacker would be found soon.

Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, which both claim the region in its entirety.