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2006-04-27 India-Pakistan

14 hurt in grenade attack in Kashmir tourist town

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Posted by Steve 2006-04-27 09:37|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2006-04-27 16:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Suspected Muslim militants

I suppose "pakistani islamic terrorist" cuts too close to the bone?

Posted by john 2006-04-27 18:21|| 2006-04-27 18:21|| Front Page Top

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