Srinagar: One person was killed and four people were injured when militants hurled a grenade in the tourist hub of Dal Gate here on Friday night.
Breaking a long lull in their activities in the city, the militants exploded the hand grenade at Badyari Crossing at Dal Gate at around 9 pm injuring four civilians, official sources here said.
One of the injured identified as Abdul Salam, a local, succumbed in the hospital.
The grenade attack was carried out a day before Vice President Hamid Ansari comes here to attend the convocation of Kashmir University as chief guest on Saturday.
The separatists have called a general strike against Ansari's visit.