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| Explosives back in Khundroo | | | Early Times Reporter
Anantnag Sept 4: The army in South Kashmir has today again urged people not to touch abandoned shells that rained down on villages after one of its biggest ammunition depots caught fire last month.
The warning came after a civilian was killed and six others hurt Monday evening when they touched an abandoned shell in southern Khundroo village.
The fire at the depot killed some 20 people, mostly soldiers, and displaced nearly 20,000 villagers.
"Villagers returning to their houses and area should continue to take precautions and remain vigilant," army spokesman Anil Kumar Mathur said.
Mathur said Khundroo village, where the depot is located, had been declared clear of unexploded shells and handed over to village authorities on August 24.
The army says it will need several more months to clear an area covering 225 square kilometres (90.5 square miles).
The fresh explosion sparked a protest demonstration in the village with residents shouting anti-government slogans, witnesses said
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