Hours after a late-night explosion near the international border in Sanyal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, the police said on Thursday that it was an unsuccessful attempt by militants to attack a border police post. The explosion late Wednesday night was a high-intensity blast caused by an improvised explosive device, Kathua SP Shiv Deep Singh Jamwal said. There were no casualties or damage to property, he added. #WATCH | J&K: Search operation underway at Border Police Post Sanyal near International Border under police station Hiranagar after villagers informed police that a loud explosion was heard in the area last night. pic.twitter.com/oDFNt6ZDhC— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2023 During searches on Thursday morning, the police found an unexploded grenade that was allegedly thrown by the militants towards the border post. However, it had fallen short of the target, the police said. An alert has been sounded in the area and nearby places and searches are in progress, the police said.
