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| 14 hurt in grenade attack in Kashmir tourist town |
| 2006-04-27 |
| NEW DELHI - Suspected Muslim militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir injured fourteen people, including seven tourists, in a grenade attack, news reports said. The incident occurred in the tourist resort of Pahalgam, 96 kilometres south-east of state capital Srinagar, IANS news agency reported. The suspected militants hurled a grenade at some policemen near a hotel in the town, the report said, quoting the police. Fourteen people, including seven Indian tourists, were injured, a local police official said. One of the tourists was in critical condition. “We have arranged for evacuation of the injured tourists to Srinagar city for better medical care,” said Sheikh Owais, deputy inspector general of police south Kashmir range. Pahalgam is a popular summer destination for Indian tourists. The police said there were hundreds of tourists in the town, which also functions as the base camp for Hindu pilgrims on the way to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath. This year’s pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on May 11 and will continue for two months after which the route is closed due to snowfall in the higher reaches of the Himalayas. The Indian authorities have increased security measures for the pilgrims after a militant attack on August 6, 2002 in which nine pilgrims were killed and 37 injured. More than 70,000 people - security personnel, militants and civilians - have died in Jammu and Kashmir in a violent separatist movement that peaked in 1989. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Suspected Muslim militants I suppose "pakistani islamic terrorist" cuts too close to the bone? |
| Posted by: john 2006-04-27 18:21 |
| #1 More than 70,000 people - security personnel, militants and civilians - have died in Jammu and Kashmir in a violent separatist movement that peaked in 1989. Those are Pak figures. Like their 700,000 Indian troops in Kashmir, quite unlikely. From an interview with Former J+K Governor Giresh Saxena (a former RAW head). Musharraf also claims that more then 70,000 people have been killed in Kashmir. I do not know who gave him those figures. According to statistics that were made available to me, 13,600 people lost their lives in the last 14 years. Of these 10,000 were killed/massacred by terrorists in various incidents of violence. Rest 3,600 lost their lives in crossfire between the security forces and the terrorists. I am telling you these figures because each body was identified. I must tell you that the security forces lost 3,600 personnel and killed over 16,700 terrorists since 1989. Seventy per cent of these were foreigners. What kinds of arms and ammunition have been seized during the operations? The Indian Army and paramilitary forces have seized over 25,000 Kalashnikovs, 325 sniper rifles, 1,000 machines guns, 1,800 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 4,000 rocket launchers, 10,000 land mines, 50,000 hand grenades, 30 tonnes of explosives, 7.5 tonnes of RDX, 10,000 revolver pistols and 4,000 wireless sets. This speaks about the kind of assistance terrorists groups have been getting from Inter Services Intelligence. |
| Posted by: john 2006-04-27 16:38 |