Two grenade blasts were reported at telecom offices in Srinagar on Friday, in a fresh attack on telecom operators in the state. No injuries have been reported yet.The grenade attack took place at an Aircel showroom and a Vodafone tower, according to reports.
Terrorists have been targeting telecom operators in Kashmir since the past few months in a bid to disrupt cellphone services. A BSNL employee was killed in one such attack in May.A splinter group of the Hizbul Mujahideen, the Lashkar-e-Islam, has been blamed for many of the attacks.SRINAGAR: Terror struck the heart of Srinagar today with grenades being thrown at an Aircel showroom and a Vodafone tower in an attempt to disrupt public communications.There were no injuries in the two incidents that shook the area, prompting the police to issue an alert for the assailants. The officer said all check points in the city have been alerted after the incident.In May, more than 50 communication towers were shut down in the Sopore area of Northern Kashmir, just 50 km away, after a string of attacks and threats by terrorists.
A man working at a mobile phone shop had been shot dead along with another who had a cell phone tower installed on his property.Officials have said that terrorists want to prevent people from sharing intelligence with security agencies involved in counter-insurgency efforts in the Kashmir Valley.
