Srinagar: Three people, including two security personnel, were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists in Srinagar on Friday, police said.

The area has been cordoned off and searches were on to nab or neutralise the terrorists

Terrorists hurled a grenade at CRPF troopers belonging to 36 Battalion in Nawa Bazar area of old Sringar.

“The grenade exploded, injuring three persons – police constable, Fayaz Ahmed, a CRPF jawan identified as Harish Kumar, and a civilian identified as Haziq Ali, belonging to Chanapora area of Srinagar city.

“The injured have been shifted to hospital where attending doctors have described the condition of all the three as stable.

“The area has been cordoned off and searches were on to nab or neutralise the terrorists responsible for the act,” a police officer said.