Out of the injured, two civilians are in critical condition. (Photo: Mohd Iqbal)

Militants on Tuesday hurled a grenade at Pulwama Police Station which exploded on the roadside. Eight civilians were injured in the attack. Out of the injured, two civilians are in critical condition.

The area has been cordoned off.

The injured were immediately evacuated to a nearby hospital for treatment. Two critically wounded were referred to Srinagar hospital for specialized treatment.

After the grenade blast , security forces quickly launched a hunt to nab the attackers.

It comes a day after an army special forces convoy was attacked by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on its way at Arihal village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, locals and officials said.

(Inputs by Rouf A Roshangar)