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Election office

blast hurts 6

in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: At least five civilians and a police officer were injured when a powerful explosion rocked an election office in occupied Kashmir on Friday, police said.

A powerful bomb exploded around 2:00 p.m (0830 GMT) on the first floor of the fortified district headquarters of Anantnag, 40 kilometres (24 miles) south of Srinagar, injuring the six occupants of the building, police said.

Police said the explosion heavily damaged rooms on the first floor of the office of district administrator C.L. Raina, who has been assigned to conduct elections in Anantnag district next month. The official was not injured in the blast, the police said in Srinagar.-AFP