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Five killed, 32 injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
 (KUNA) -- At least five people were killed and 32 injured in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir Saturday when gunmen lobbed a grenade at a former Kashmir minister Sakina Itoo as she was coming out of a shrine. Police said the attack on the Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assemly of National Conference party and former tourism minister took place in Kulgam town in the state, Saturday afternoon. Itoo and 30 others were injured in the attack, news agency Indo-Asian News Service reported. One person was killed on the spot while four, including former National Conference Member of Legislative Assembly Gulam Nabi Dar, succumbed to their injuries later. All the others killed were civilians.An army helicopter was rushed to Kulgam to bring Itoo to Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir, the news agency reported. Guerrillas have attacked Itoo more than a dozen times in her home constituency of Kulgam during the last four years. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-09 |
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