Jammu: Two persons were killed and 13 others were injured, some of them critically,
when a powerful explosion rocked a bus near Manda on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
on October 2 morning, official sources said.
SSP Farooq Khan said that militants may have planted a time-deviced explosive on the
bus before it left the Jammu bus stand.
The Udhampur-bound bus carrying 15-20 passengers caught fire soon after the
explosion around 06:25 hours (IST), the sources said.
Some of the passengers were thrown out of the bus under the impact of the blast, the
sources said.
Local people carried the injured passengers to Jammu Medical College hospital where
two persons succumbed to their injuries, they said.
The condition of several passengers, including some women, is stated to be critical,
hospital sources said.
Police and fire brigade have reached the site. The flames have been brought under
control, the sources said, adding that the bus was completely gutted.
Eyewitnesses said that a large crowd raised slogans against Chief Minister Farooq
Abdullah for his alleged failure to protect the lives of citizens.
PTI
