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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = 2022 Srinagar bombing<br />
| location = [[Srinagar]], [[Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| date = 6 March 2022 ({{days ago|2022|03|06}})<br />
| partof = the [[Kashmir conflict]]<br />
| weapon = [[Grenade]]<br />
| fatalities = 2<br />
| injuries = 24<br />
}}<br />
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On 6 March 2022, a militant threw a [[grenade]] at a marketplace in [[Srinagar]], [[Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir]], injuring twenty-four people and killing two.<br />
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The attack occurred at a market in Hari Singh High Street near the [[Amira Kadal]] bridge at around 4:20 P.M.<ref>{{Cite news |title=11 injured as terrorists hurl grenade at security forces in J&K's Srinagar |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/11-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jks-srinagar/articleshow/90034248.cms |access-date=2022-03-18 |archive-date=2022-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306150516/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/11-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jks-srinagar/articleshow/90034248.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The street was very busy and a large number of people were in the marketplace when the bombing struck.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 2022 |title=1 Dead, Over 20 Hurt in Grenade Attack in Kashmir Market |work=[[Associated Press]] via [[US News]] |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-06/1-dead-over-20-hurt-in-grenade-attack-in-kashmir-market |access-date=18 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318211510/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-06/1-dead-over-20-hurt-in-grenade-attack-in-kashmir-market |url-status=live }}</ref> The terrorist threw a grenade at security forces, injuring dozens of people, including at least one policeman.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashiq |first=Peerzada |date=2022-03-06 |title=Civilian killed, 23 injured in Srinagar grenade explosion |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/civilian-killed-23-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-explosion/article65198758.ece |access-date=2022-03-18 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312170647/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/civilian-killed-23-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-explosion/article65198758.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Later that day, 60-year old Muhammad Aslam Makdhoomi from [[Nowhatta]] succumbed to his injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girl injured in Srinagar grenade attack succumbs, death toll rises to 2 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/07/girl-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-attack-succumbs-death-toll-rises-to-2-2427333.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=2022-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309153850/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/07/girl-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-attack-succumbs-death-toll-rises-to-2-2427333.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 19-year old Rafiya Jan died the following day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fareed |first=Rifat |title=Kashmir family mourns killing of teenage daughter in bomb attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/kashmir-family-mourns-killing-of-teenage-daughter-in-bomb-attack |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313185129/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/kashmir-family-mourns-killing-of-teenage-daughter-in-bomb-attack |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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The bombing received widespread condemnation in India, including from [[Manoj Sinha]], [[Farooq Abdullah|Farooq]] and [[Omar Abdullah]], [[Mehbooba Mufti]], the [[Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee]], the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and many more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=One killed, 34 injured as terrorists hurl grenade at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/06/one-killed-24-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-srinagar-2427098.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express |date=6 March 2022 |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311045318/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/06/one-killed-24-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-srinagar-2427098.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:History of Srinagar|Bombing, 2022]]<br />
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[[Category:March 2022 crimes in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Marketplace attacks in India]]<br />
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2022]]<br />
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