Suspected Muslim militants killed a teenage girl and wounded at least 28 people today in separate grenade attacks in Indian Kashmir.
One of the attacks was at the house of a former militant, Shabir Ahmad, in Doda district south of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Jammu and Kashmir state.
"Shabir's 15-year-old sister died on the spot and five of his family members were injured," a police officer said.
Earlier on Thursday, 13 civilians were wounded when militants threw a grenade at a police patrol in a crowded market in Sopore town, 45 km (30 miles) north of Srinagar, police said.
The grenade missed its target and exploded among shoppers.
Ten people including two soldiers were wounded in another grenade attack at a crowded crossing in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.
The attacks come a day ahead of Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's visit to the restive Himalayan region where more than 45,000 people have been killed since a separatist Muslim revolt against Indian rule broke out in 1989.
Kashmir's hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has called for general strike on Friday and Saturday to protest against the visit of the president who is scheduled to address local lawmakers in Srinagar.
Indian security officials say separatist violence has increased in the state in recent months as snow on mountain passes has melted, allowing militants to move more easily from Pakistani-held territory.
A senior security official said Muslim guerrillas had carried over 100 grenade attacks in region since January, killing 34 civilians and wounding about 370.
Nearly a dozen of the attacks were aimed at Indian tourists.