At least nine die as confiscated explosives detonate inside police station

Relatives of one of the dead mourn near the site of the explosion in Srinagar (Dar Yasin/AP)

A cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least nine people and injuring 32 others, police said on Saturday.

The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday when a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director-general.