Srinagar, April 26 -- The houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including the prime suspect of the Pahalgam terror attack, were destroyed when explosives "believed to be stored there" went off, officials said on Friday.

The incidents took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, when the residences of Aadil Hussain Thokar and Asif Sheikh were being searched by security forces at Guree village in Bijbehara and Tral respectively in south Kashmir, the officials said.

"Explosives were believed to have been found at the premises during the search operation, prompting the security forces to evacuate the occupants of the houses as well as neighbours to safety," the officials claimed.

Both the houses were damaged in t...