New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday said that the cause of the incident would be investigated after nine people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive accidental explosion that ripped through the Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir late on Friday night.

The MHA attributed the highly unstable nature of the explosive material recovered during an ongoing terror module probe that was linked to the Delhi Red Fort blast that occurred on November 10, which killed 12 people.

Joint Secretary in the MHA's Jammu and Kashmir Division, Prashant Lokhande, said the blast occurred around 11:20 pm on November 14, while officials were handling a large quantity of seized chemicals and explosiv...