An Kashmiri civilian injured in a blast is attended to by medical staff and relatives at the main hospital in Srinagar. (AFP)

Police fired warning shots and tear gas canisters to disperse local protesters after the blast. (AFP)

    SRINAGAR, India, June 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A massive truck Bomb explosion near a government-run high school building in Pulwama town of South Kashmir claimed 12 lives, and left another 100 wounded Monday.

A victim of a bomb explosion is carried to a hospital in Srinagar June 13. (Reuters)

    The high-intensity blast, which occurred at around 12:00 p.m. (local time), destroyed several shops and parked vehicles, besides causing some damage to the nearby buildings.

    The explosion took place just 40-km from Srinagar, which is the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

    According to a private TV Channel, the blast was aimed at a Central Reserve Police Force camp, which is adjacent to the school building.

    While no group has reportedly taken up the responsibility for the blast so far, security forces do not rule out the involvement of the militant groups opposed to the peace process in Kashmir.

    "The injured were taken to the local sub-district hospital for treatment. Twenty of the seriously injured have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment," police officials in Srinagar told a Xinhua reporter.

    According to an eye witness, following the incident, the security forces cordoned of the entire area and ambulances fitted with sirens were seen ferrying injured to hospital.

    Later, the police had to resort to firing to control the agitating mob which took to the streets following the blast. A dozen people were injured in the police firing. Enditem