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| Terrorists storm Ram Temple, 7 killed |
| 2005-07-05 |
| This is something like the forth attack on a high profile Hindu temple within India in the last few years. Like all the other attacks, this one involved a cell of suicide commandos who arrived with AK-47's shooting everything that moved. This time however, it looks like the security forces might have had some warning. Six heavily armed terrorists today made a vain attempt to storm the Ramjanmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya. They were however, killed before they could make it to the shrine. The attackers came in an ambassador car at around 9.00 am (IST), preceded by an explosive-laden jeep which they rammed into the security barricade to breach the cordon. They then tried to enter the premises by firing indiscriminately from AK 47 and AK 56 rifles. They managed to reach about 150 metres from the makeshift temple, but could not enter it. While one militant was killed as the bomb blew up, five others were killed in the encounter with security personnel. Also, the helper of the car, in which the terrorists were travelling to the disputed site, was killed in the crossfire. The driver of the vehicle, who had been hired by the militants, has been captured and detained for questioning. The driver has told the police that he was hired for Rs 1300 from Lucknow and was not aware of the motives of the terrorists. Describing the events, Faizabad Commissioner Arun Kumar Sinha said the security personnel engaged the terrorists in a fierce gunbattle. The encounter took place near a room of the Sita Rasoi area of the disputed site in which three security personnel were injured. Officials however, have confirmed that the temple site has not suffered any damage and the entire area has been declared safe. Intelligence reports so far indicate that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) could be behind the attack. In view of the incident, a red alert has been sounded in state capitals across the country. This is the first terrorist attack on the disputed complex, since the makeshift temple came up after the demolition of Babri mosque 13 years back. This Fedeyeen type of attack is an LeT trademark |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #3 Are you sure it shouldn't read "Terrorists ram storm temple" |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-07-05 20:04 |
| #2 Excellent D. Note no escapees amongst the populace. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-05 07:25 |
| #1 Intelligence reports so far indicate that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) could be behind the attack. Clearly an Islamophobic disinformation---Islam is a religion of Peace! |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-07-05 06:40 |