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The explosion took place outside the central jail area of Rainawari around 17:58 hours (local time).
Police officials said that suspected militants blew up an explosive laden car parked alongside a road outside the central jail to target a police vehicle carrying the policemen.
"Three policemen and a civilian woman have been killed in the blast and nine other policemen who were injured have been hospitalized," Inspector General of Police Farooq Khan told reporters at the blast site.
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Indian police stand near the body of a victim beside a damaged police bus after a blast outside the Srinagar central jail September 12, 2009. A car bomb killed at least four people and wounded 10 on Saturday, when it hit a police bus in Indian Kashmir's main city, police said |
The blast has shattered window panes in the vicinity and created panic in the locality.
News gathering agencies in Srinagar said a Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the blast.
"The spokesman of JuM called our office soon after the blast and said the blast was triggered by their activists," said a reporter at a news gathering agency.
The Muslim fasting month -- Ramadhan has witnessed a surge in gunfights and grenade attacks in the region.
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Indian police stand near the body of a victim beside a damaged police bus after a blast outside the Srinagar central jail September 12, 2009. A car bomb killed at least four people and wounded 10 on Saturday, when it hit a police bus in Indian Kashmir's main city, police said |