India, Nov. 15 -- An accidental blast rocked the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday night, killing at least nine people and injuring several others.

The blast occurred around 11:20 PM on Friday when a specialised team was extracting samples from a large and "unstable" cache of explosives confiscated in connection with an ongoing 'white-collar' terror module investigation, which is also connected to the Delhi Red Fort blast that killed at least 10.

The massive blast severely damaged the police station building and affected adjacent structures. Small successive explosions initially hampered rescue operations.

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