11 Indian paramilitary troopers wounded in bomb attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir

At least 11 paramilitary troopers of India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were wounded Thursday in a low intensity bomb attack on their camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

The attack took place on a hotel serving as camp for CRPF at Khanyar in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"This evening militants hurled some bomb inside our camp at Khanyar, which exploded with a bang and resulted in wounding 11 CRPF personnel," Bavish Choudhary, a CRPF official told Xinhua. "All the wounded were immediately removed to hospital and are said to be stable."

Local media reports said the camp was attacked with a grenade. However, Choudhary ruled out the grenade attack and said they were investigating the nature of the blast.

"We couldn't find the splinters on spot, so it was not a grenade attack," he said. "It seems it could be some locally made bomb and we are trying to find out what exactly it was."

The blast has come at a time when authorities have increased security in Srinagar in the run up to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city.

Modi is scheduled to visit restive Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday and address a public rally in Srinagar.

Separatist groups have called for a parallel rally - "million march" - coinciding Modi's visit to challenge New Delhi's rule over restive region.

Authorities have detained all the key separatist leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammed Yasin Malik. The police have also taken over 200 separatist activists in custody to prevent them from holding the parallel rally.

A guerrilla war is going on between militants and Indian troops stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989. Endit