A senior police officer said militants lobbed a powerful hand grenade at security vehicles near the office of the district magistrate in the Lal Chowk locality of Anantnag town.
"The grenade missed the target and exploded on the road injuring five civilians and a policeman. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, " the officer said.
This is the second grenade attack in Anantnag in the past two days. Late on Sunday evening militants had lobbed a grenade at a local police station, which exploded without causing any damage. The police has detained some local youth for questioning.