2022 Srinagar bombing

{{Short description|Terrorist attack}}

{{Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir}}

{{Coord missing|Jammu and Kashmir}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = 2022 Srinagar bombing

| location = Srinagar, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir

| date = 6 March 2022 ({{days ago|2022|03|06}})

| partof = the Kashmir conflict

| weapon = Grenade

| fatalities = 2

| injuries = 24

}}

On 6 March 2022, a militant threw a grenade at a marketplace in Srinagar, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, injuring twenty-four people and killing two.

The attack occurred at a market in Hari Singh High Street near the Amira Kadal bridge at around 4:20 P.M.{{Cite news |title=11 injured as terrorists hurl grenade at security forces in J&K's Srinagar |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/11-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jks-srinagar/articleshow/90034248.cms |access-date=2022-03-18 |archive-date=2022-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306150516/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/11-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jks-srinagar/articleshow/90034248.cms |url-status=live }} The street was very busy and a large number of people were in the marketplace when the bombing struck.{{Cite news |date=6 March 2022 |title=1 Dead, Over 20 Hurt in Grenade Attack in Kashmir Market |work=Associated Press via US News |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-06/1-dead-over-20-hurt-in-grenade-attack-in-kashmir-market |access-date=18 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318211510/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-03-06/1-dead-over-20-hurt-in-grenade-attack-in-kashmir-market |url-status=live }} The terrorist threw a grenade at security forces, injuring dozens of people, including at least one policeman.{{Cite news |last=Ashiq |first=Peerzada |date=2022-03-06 |title=Civilian killed, 23 injured in Srinagar grenade explosion |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/civilian-killed-23-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-explosion/article65198758.ece |access-date=2022-03-18 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312170647/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/civilian-killed-23-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-explosion/article65198758.ece |url-status=live }}

Later that day, 60-year old Muhammad Aslam Makdhoomi from Nowhatta succumbed to his injuries.{{Cite web |title=Girl injured in Srinagar grenade attack succumbs, death toll rises to 2 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/07/girl-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-attack-succumbs-death-toll-rises-to-2-2427333.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=2022-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309153850/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/07/girl-injured-in-srinagar-grenade-attack-succumbs-death-toll-rises-to-2-2427333.html |url-status=live }} 19-year old Rafiya Jan died the following day.{{Cite web |last=Fareed |first=Rifat |title=Kashmir family mourns killing of teenage daughter in bomb attack |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/kashmir-family-mourns-killing-of-teenage-daughter-in-bomb-attack |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313185129/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/kashmir-family-mourns-killing-of-teenage-daughter-in-bomb-attack |url-status=live }}

The bombing received widespread condemnation in India, including from Manoj Sinha, Farooq and Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, the Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and many more.{{Cite web |title=One killed, 34 injured as terrorists hurl grenade at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/06/one-killed-24-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-srinagar-2427098.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express |date=6 March 2022 |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311045318/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/mar/06/one-killed-24-injured-as-terrorists-hurl-grenade-at-security-forces-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-srinagar-2427098.html |url-status=live }}