Srinagar/IBNS, Nov. 15 -- The deadly high-intensity blast that ripped through the Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar last night was "accidental", the Union Home Ministry said on Saturday.

The explosion killed nine people and injured 32 others including 27 police personnel.

"The police station building suffered severe damage, along with some surrounding structures. The cause of the accident is being investigated, and any other speculation is unnecessary. The government stands in solidarity with the families of the deceased in this hour of grief," he added.

The Nowgam police station had recently been at the centre of a breakthrough case involving posters circulated by the Pakistan-backed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed ...