POONCH: Security forces have been deployed after a blast took place outside Gurudwara Mahant Saab in Poonch. Visuals show that, due to the blast, a wall was damaged. The blast was reported in a lane adjacent to Gurudwara in the vicinity of district hospital in Poonch town around 11.15 pm, causing panic among the locals, the officials said. Police and Army personnel along with forensic experts rushed to the scene and are investigating the nature of the blast. Preliminary investigation suggested that the blast was apparently caused by hurling of a Chinese grenade by suspected terrorists, the officials said. They said the whole area has been cordoned off and senior officers are on the spot.
