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A mob set a school bus on fire in Khanyar area of the city on Saturday,official sources said.
A group of people stopped a bus belonging to a private school near Rangerstop in Khanyar area on Saturday morning and asked the driver and students to get off,they said.
They then set the bus on fire. However,timely action by police and fire brigade personnel saved the vehicle from being destroyed,the sources said.
Elsewhere,normal life was affected in the Kashmir Valley due to the strike called by Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Shops,private offices and private schools remained closed while public transport was off the roads. However,private vehicles could be seen plying on the roads.
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