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4 killed in J&K bus blast

Mukhtar Ahmed in Srinagar

Four persons were killed and six suffered injuries when a bus in which they were travelling was blown up by terrorists today.

The explosion, which occurred at Village Gund Banhihal on the Jammu-Sringar highway, has triggered panic in the area, which has been cordoned off.

The bus was carrying defence personnel. Two children of senior army officers and two officers were killed.

The son of a colonel was killed in the blast. The colonel, his wife and daughter were seriously injured, official sources said.

The sources said the colonel was travelling with his family in the army officers' bus when the blast occurred.

Additional reportage: UNI

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