Suspected Islamist militants on Sunday hurled grenades and fired bullets into a crowd at a ruling Congress Party rally in Indian-held Kashmir, killing eight and wounding more than 20 people ahead of peace talks on the region, police and witnesses said. Police said that militants, one of them dressed in police uniform, opened fired into the gathering at Srinagar's Sher-i-Kashmir park, held to honour late Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated on May 21, 1999. "We eliminated two militants," said Inspector General of the federal police force AP Maheshwari, who had led the operation against the militants. Four workers of Congress party and two policemen also died, while two senior cops were among the wounded. Singh condemned the attack, saying that such incidents would not prevent efforts to bring peace to the disputed Himalayan region.
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At least five people including two terrorists were killed in a terror attack on a rally organised by the Youth Congress to mark the 15th death anniversary of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The terrorists hurled grenades and fired bullets into the crowd, killing one policeman and wounding at least seven people before the two attackers were killed, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Terror groups Al-mansoorian and Lashkar-e-Taiba have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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