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Terrorists kill six Hindu pilgrims in India-held Kashmir
 [DAWN] Terrorists killed six Hindu pilgrims and maimed 14 others Monday in India-held Kashmire, police told AFP, after their bus came under attack.India's Central Reserve Police Force, which provides security for the two-month long annual pilgrimage, said gunnies first opened fire on a security checkpoint but no injuries were reported. "Militants further attacked the pilgrims' bus at Batingu (six civilians killed and 14 injured) and escaped towards Arwani," the CRPF said in a statement. The police force added the pilgrims were from the western Indian state of Gujarat ...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime... A New Delhi based security official, speaking anonymously, told AFP that security personnel were exploring "all the angles including suspected Islamists". Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims trek over mountain trails to reach Amarnath caves, around 3,900 metres above sea level, in Indian Kashmire every year. The devotees worship the natural ice formation at the caves as a symbol of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. "Pained beyond words on the dastardly attack on the peaceful Amarnath Yatris (pilgrims) in Jammu and Kashmire," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. Posted by: Fred 2017-07-12 |
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