KASHMIR: One killed, 33 injured in Doda blast

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

JAMMU, May 5 2003 (IPS) - One person was killed and 33 others injured in a powerful explosion in a bus stand in Doda district town of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, official sources said here.

Unidentified militants hurled the grenade at a busy bus stand, 50 meters away from the offices of the deputy commissioner and the senior superintendent of police in the heart of the town, at around 11:55 hours, they told Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.

The grenade hit a passenger bus and exploded with a big bang killing one person on the spot and injuring 33 others, the sources said.