Maulana Showkat Killed in IED Blast
Srinagar, April 07:
A blast outside a mosque in the heart of city killed a prominent religious figure and Jamiat-e-Ahli Hadees chief Moulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah Friday afternoon.
Shah was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated outside Ahl-e-Hadees mosque in congested Maisuma area of the city at around 12.30 p.m minutes before the start of weekly Friday prayers, eyewitnesses said.
One report said Shah, who was to lead the prayers at the mosque, died instantly.
Several worshippers were also injured in the blast, these reports said.
Maulana Shah was closely associated with Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and had earlier survived several attempts on his life.
(source: Kashmir Observer)
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