RoP Strikes in Kashmir
Charles Johnson
Sun May 21, 2006 at 10:01 pm PDT • Views: 307
Seven die in Muslim ‘suicide attack’ on Kashmir rally.
Islamic militants hurled grenades and fired assault rifles into a ruling Congress Party rally in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, killing at least seven people, including two policemen and injuring another 22.
Officials said the attackers, who were dressed as policemen, were killed in the ensuing gun battle with the police inside a park in the disputed principality’s summer capital, Sringar, where about 3,000 people had gathered to observe the 11th anniversary of the death of the former Congress Party prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
Police said the Al Mansoorian and Lashkar-e-Tayyaba groups fighting against Delhi’s rule in Kashmir claimed responsibility for the ‘suicide attack’.
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