India, Nov. 15 -- Srinagar, Nov. 15 - Nine people were killed and 27 others injured when an accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam Police Station on the outskirts of Srinagar late Friday night, officials said.

The blast occurred while authorities were extracting samples from a large cache of explosives recently seized in connection with the 'white-collar' terror module case.

Those killed included three personnel from the Forensic Science Laboratory, two Revenue Department staffers, including a Naib Tehsildar, two Police photographers, one member of the State Investigation Agency and a tailor.

Officials said most of the victims were Policemen and Forensic experts. The explosive material - brought from Faridabad in Haryana - was ...