SRINAGAR: An accidental blast at Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar claimed six lives and injured 27 others. The explosion occurred while authorities were extracting samples from a large cache of explosives recently seized in connection with the ‘white-collar’ terror module case, officials said on Saturday.

According to the officials, the blast happened late Friday night, killing six people and injuring 27 — mostly policemen and forensic officials.

The blast occurred while personnel were handling the explosive material that had been brought from Haryana’s Faridabad, they said.