Ahead of Shah’s J&K visit, twin blasts rock Udhampur

Jammu: Two explosions rocked Udhampur town within a span of eight hours since Wednesday night ahead of the three-day visit of Union home minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of October.

- Sanjay Khajuria

Both the blasts occurred in parked buses and two people sustained injuries in the first explosion. Senior police officers said the blasts were perhaps triggered by a timer, suggesting the likelihood of involvement of the Lashkere-Toiba (LeT).

Jammu ADGP Mukesh Singh, who visited the blast sites, said: “As per initial investigations, both the blasts are of similar nature and point towards use of high-end explosives. It’s likely that they were sticky bombs triggered by timers, but we can’t say that for sure as of now.”