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Killed in Militant Attack on Amarnath SRINAGAR: Nine Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 23 wounded in Kashmir on Tuesday following an attack by suspected Islamic militants. The killers struck early in the day while the victims were sleeping inside tents at Nunwan near Pahalgam, the base camp which is the starting point for pilgrims heading for the cave shrine in the Himalayas.
The militants hurled grenades nd sprayed the victims with automatic weapons fire, police said. One of the suspected militants was also killed when security forces opened fire on the attackers. The injured were admitted to Srinagar Government Medical College hospital. The month-long pilgrimage began on July 19. Hindus believe the shrine to be the abode of Lord Shiva. Last week, two people, including a pilgrim, were killed and four devotees wounded when militants hurled a grenade on the route of the pilgrimage. Last year, militants killed 29 people in two attacks on the pilgrimage. Two
Pilgrims Killed in Bomb Attack on Car (Go
To Top) SRINAGAR: Two people were killed and three seriously injured when a powerful blast ripped apart a car on Anantnag-Amarnath road in Anantnag in Kashmir on Tuesday evening, official sources said. The blast took place inside a taxi, seriously injuring five persons on KP Road near Anantnag bus-stand, 55 km from here, around 5.20 p m, they said. The injured were rushed to a hospital where two of them were declared brought dead, the sources said. One of the occupants of the vehicle escaped unhurt. Eyewitnesses said the grenade exploded when it fell inside the taxi. The vehicle was heading towards Pahalgam, the base camp for Amarnath yatra.
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