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| Vajpayee warns of more temple attacks... |
| 2002-12-01 |
| Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee warned on Sunday that his government had information that more Hindu temples were likely to be targetted by Muslim militants. 'More temples can be targeted. We have information in this regard,' the Press Trust of India quoted Mr Vajpayee as saying in the northern Indian city of Solan. 'But we will not be frightened and will fight terrorism and win the war against it.' Two recent attacks on sacred Hindu temples have shocked the country. In September, two gunmen attacked the Akshardham temple in the western state of Gujarat, leaving 30 dead. Last month, an attack on a temple in Jammu killed 10 civilians and two policemen. Mr Vajpayee also accused nuclear rival Pakistan of trying to destabilise India's economy through 'terrorism,' PTI reported. 'Our neighbour is perturbed with our progress and economic development. Terrorism is being used to destabilise our economy,' he was quoted as saying. The Paks want Kashmir, regardless of what the Kashmiris might want, but they're also aware that India, for all its anarchic politics, has left the socialist model behind and is becoming a much more prosperous country than Pakland is. I guess the philosphy is, if you can't keep up, slow them down. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |