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Suspected Islamic Yeah. Temples. Those are legitimate military targets. Everybody knows that... Before the gunbattle began at the Raghunath Temple, several explosions were heard in the Hari Market, an area from where Hindu pilgrims set off daily on their way to a mountaintop shrine. The turban and automatic weapons set is fond of hitting other religions' pilgrims... Security forces surrounded the temple and exchanged fire with the militants holed up inside. Police said hundreds of pilgrims were in the temple at the time of the attack, many of whom were still trapped. Lots and lots of human shields. That's proper Islamic tactics... Hundreds of other people gathered outside, some looking for relatives, others to complain about the lack of security. Security forces tried to evacuate the area, pleading with people to stay calm. One police officer was seen leading a young boy and girl out of the temple. Five civilians and a policeman were among the dead, an officer said on condition of anonymity. It's much easier to bump off civilians indiscriminately — they're less likely than soldiers to be armed. And if you kill enough of them, the rest will go live someplace else and Kashmir will be ethnically cleansed. No more pandits. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-24 |
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