The blast occurred while personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana's Faridabad. (Photo by Luke Jernejcic on Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

An accidental blast at Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar claimed eight lives and injured 27 others. The explosion occurred while authorities were extracting samples from a large cache of explosives recently seized in connection with the 'white-collar' terror module case, officials said on Saturday.

According to the officials, the blast happened late Friday night, killing six people and injuring 27 -- mostly policemen and forensic officials.

The blast occurred while personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana's Fari

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