Four killed in car bomb blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Sept. 12 -- Three policemen and a woman were killed and nine other policemen sustained injures Saturday evening in a car bomb blast in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The explosion took place outside the central jail area of Rainawari around 17:58 hours (local time).
Police officials said that suspected militants blew up an explosive laden car parked alongside a road outside the central jail to target a police vehicle carrying the policemen.
"Three policemen and a civilian woman have been killed in the blast and nine other policemen who were injured have been hospitalized," Inspector General of Police Farooq Khan told reporters at the blast site.
The blast has shattered window panes in the vicinity and created panic in the locality.