Breaking News! At least three tourists (all women) were killed while six others injured in a gas cylinder blast at a tourist bus in Anantnag district of South Kashmir today.

 

The bus was carrying tourists from Mumbai. All passengers were women and the bus was on its way to Pahalgam when the blast occurred. Earlier, it was speculated the blast was caused by a grenade. But later, the police confirmed it as a cylinder blast.

 

However, an official confirmation on the nature of blasts is still awaited in the wake of conflicting reports quoting the injured and local residents.