Thursday, April 21 2005 08:57 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Srinagar: Amidst tight security, the second Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus left for Kaman Post at the Line of Control (LoC) today (Apr 21, 2005) carrying 28 passengers, official sources said.

The bus started from Srinagar without the hype and media coverage given to the inaugural service flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 7.

Of the 19 passengers boarding at Srinagar, 11 were residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had come on the inaugural bus. Nine persons hailing from Baramullah district were to board from Salamabad.

The passengers were lodged overnight at Nehru Guest House at Cheshmashahi in the high security zone of the city following militant threat to target the bus.

Four militant outfits - Al-Nasireen, Al-Arifeen, Save Kashmir movement and Khidam-ul-Millat - are opposing the bus service and have threatened passengers not to travel by the bus.