Suspected militants today exploded a grenade in a crowded market place in Anantnag injuring five civilians in the fifth attack in two days even as police arrested two terrorists of Pakistan-based LeT from Sopore. Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at Goriwan market in Bijbehara town,45 kms from here,on Srinagar-Jammu national highway,around 1340 hrs,a police spokesman said. He said the grenade exploded outside a shop resulting in injuries to five civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. A passing police vehicle was apparently the target of the attack but the grenade missed the vehicle,official sources said. Police assisted by paramilitary forces immediately cordoned off the spot but no one has been arrested so far,the sources said. Suspected militants yesterday carried out twin grenade attacks in Srinagar in a span of about five minutes injuring three CRPF jawans. They also shot at and injured a policeman in Anantnag district town besides making an abortive attempt to target a police party with a grenade in Shopian district. Two militants of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba (LET) outfit who were allegedly tasked to carry out fresh grenade attacks were arrested last evening,police said. Bilal Ahmad Mir and Javid Ahmad Mir were arrested and two grenades seized from them at a checkpoint on Court Road in Sopore town,55 kms from here,Superintendent of Police,Sopore,Imtiyaz Hussain said. He,however,said the duo were "not linked" with Tuesday's grenade attacks in Srinagar and Shopian. Both the arrested militants were residents of Sopore town and were locally trained activists of LET,Hussain said,adding one of them was a "recycled" militant.
