Three soldiers injured in car explosion in northern India

Indian soldier. File photoMOSCOW, Jun 2Three servicemen were injured in a car explosion in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, the wounded were taken to hospital, and law enforcement officers are investigating the incident, according to a local police report. «The explosion occurred inside of a rented car in Sedov, Shopian (in Jammu and Kashmir — ed.) Three soldiers were injured and taken to hospital Nature and source (explosion due to a grenade or a previously planted improvised explosive device inside a car or a battery malfunction) of the explosion under investigation,» the Kashmir police tweeted. In the only Indian state with a majority Muslim population, separatists are active in favor of joining Pakistan. At the same time, there are no official borders between India and Pakistan in Kashmir — the line of control separates the armies of the two states.