At least 32 persons were injured in an explosion at the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night, PTI reported.

The blast was accidental and took place while handling the explosive material seized in the recent raids on terror modules allegedly connected to the Delhi blast, unidentified police officers told the news agency.

Those injured include 23 police personnel, two civilians and seven officials. Ten persons were reported missing, according to officials.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Srinagar, PTI reported. Nowgam is located on the outskirts of Srinagar.

The exact casualties from the blast were not immediately clear, but several persons were feared dead. The Jammu and Kashmir Police has not officially commented on the matter. NDTV reported that nine persons died in the explosion.

A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Forensic Science Laboratory was surveying the material, including ammonium nitrate, confiscated during the raids in Faridabad, Haryana, The Hindu reported.

The police station and several vehicles caught fire because of the blast, The Indian Express reported.

On Monday evening, a car exploded near the...

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