15 Indian Paramilitary Personnel killed, several others Injured

At least 15 Indian paramilitary personnel have been killed and several others wounded after a car filled with explosives rammed into a military convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir.

In one of the worst attacks to hit the disputed Himalayan region in nearly three years, the car rammed into one of the buses carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Awantipora.

CRPF Director General Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar told newsmen that there were around 2,500 personnel in the convoy when the attack took place.

Videos from the blast site showed smoke billowing from the remains of the CRPF vehicle, while bodies lay strewn across the road.

two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, condemned the attack on their social media page.

The attack on the Indian paramilitary forces convoy comes a day after at least 25 high school students were injured by an explosion in their classroom in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947, but both claim the Himalayan territory in full.

India maintains roughly 500,000 soldiers and regularly cracks down on protesters, firing tear gas and pellet guns at demonstrators.

The rebels are demanding Kashmir be made part of Pakistan or become an independent country.