Two persons, including a minor boy, were killed while five others injured when militants hurled a grenade on a parked tourist vehicle at Gulmarg hill resort this evening.

Thirty-six-year-old Ashok Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was declared brought dead by doctors at Tangmarg Hospital, while eight-year-old Mohammad Yousuf Chopan of Baba Reshi area of Gulmarg was pronounced dead at the SMHS Hospital, where he was referred for specialised treatment.

Unidentified militants launched the attack, the first such incident this year, at the north Kashmir resort, 65 kms from here around 5 pm, official sources said.