SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, leaving at least eight people dead and 27 others injured, police said on Saturday.

The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late Friday when a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, police said.

The huge blast ripped through the police station and set the compound and multiple vehicles on fire. According to news agency Press Trust of India, small successive explosions prevented immediate rescue operations by the bomb disposal squad.

Most of the dead were police and forensic officials. Some of the injured were in critical condition, police said.

The blast came days after Monday’s deadly car explosio

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