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Russia Today
13 hours ago
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- Russia Today
India kills three terrorists involved in April Kashmir attack
The Indian armed forces have killed three terrorists who were involved in the April attack on tourists in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The identities of the trio, named as Suleman, Jibran and Afghan, were confirmed by witnesses, Shah told the lower house of the Indian parliament. The men belonged to the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), he added. 'I want to tell the parliament and the nation that those who murdered our citizens in Baisaran Valley, these three were among them and they were killed,' Shah said. 'The NIA [National Investigation Agency] earlier arrested those who sheltered these terrorists. When their bodies were brought to Srinagar, we got them to identify the bodies.' One M9 carbine and two AK-47s recovered from the terrorists were the same weapons used in the Kashmir killings, the Indian home minister said, citing tests conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratory in the city of Chandigarh. ⚡️ India Confirms Three Pahalgam Terrorists Killed During Monday Op In J&K - Home Minister Amit ShahThe bodies of the three suspects, named as Suleman, Jibran and Afghan, had their identifies confirmed by four witnesses. The NIA had also previously detained those who gave the… 'The IB [Intelligence Bureau] and the army's soldiers continuously worked on capturing signals of the ultra system [a Chinese encrypted communication system]. Finally, on July 22, the sensors established their exact location, and then the Indian armed forces finally killed them on Monday,' Shah said. The armed forces recovered two Pakistani voter identity cards and packets of chocolates made in Pakistan from the terrorists, he added. The Resistance Front, believed to be linked to LeT, initially claimed responsibility for the April attack that claimed 26 lives, but later denied it. The Pakistani government has officially denied any involvement. India responded to the attack by striking suspected terror facilities in Pakistan-controlled territory in the early hours of May 7. This led to a Pakistani retaliation and a military exchange that ended with a ceasefire three days later.
The Herald
13 hours ago
- Politics
- The Herald
Indian forces killed three 'terrorists' behind Kashmir attack, home minister says
Indian forces have killed three 'terrorists' involved in the April attack on Hindu tourists in Jammu and Kashmir federal territory in which 26 men were killed and which led to a military conflict with Pakistan, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The attackers, who New Delhi said were Pakistanis backed by Islamabad, opened fire in a valley popular with tourists in Kashmir's scenic, mountainous region of Pahalgam, before fleeing into the surrounding pine forests. Islamist Pakistan denied involvement in the attack — the worst assault on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks — and sought an independent investigation. The four-day fighting between the nuclear-armed rivals was their worst in decades. Reuters
Al Jazeera
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
India claims to have killed all suspects of Kashmir's Pahalgam attack
India's Home Minister Amit Shah has said three suspected rebels killed in Indian-administered Kashmir were responsible for the April killings of tourists in the disputed region's Pahalgam that led to an intense military conflict with Pakistan. The minister's comments came on Tuesday, a day after the heavily-armed suspects were killed in a joint operation by the military, paramilitary and police on the outskirts of Kashmir's main city of Srinagar. 'I want to tell the Parliament, those who attacked in Baisaran were three terrorists and all three have been killed,' said Shah, referring to the area near the Kashmiri town of Pahalgam where 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, were shot dead on April 22. India accused Pakistan of backing the attackers, a charge Islamabad denied, leading to an intense four-day conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals in May that killed more than 70 people on both sides. Shah said all three were Pakistani nationals and identified two of them as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based armed group. 'Indian security agencies have detailed evidence of their involvement in the attack,' Shah said in a speech in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. Monday's operation took place in the mountains of Dachigam, about 30km (18 miles) from Srinagar, the army said in a statement. Shah said a security meeting was held immediately after the attack, and it was decided that the attackers should not be 'allowed to leave the country and return to Pakistan'. Investigators relied on witness accounts and forensic evidence to establish that the rifles found on the men were the same ones that were used in the April attack, he said. 'It was confirmed that these three rifles were involved in the killing of our innocent civilians,' said Shah. Retracted claim of responsibility All those killed in the April attack were listed as residents of India except one man from Nepal. Survivors said the attackers had separated the men from the women and children and ordered some of them to recite the Muslim declaration of faith. Another armed group called The Resistance Front (TRF) initially claimed responsibility for the attack. But as public criticism mounted over the killings, it retracted the claim. Earlier this month, the United States designated TRF as a 'foreign terrorist organisation'. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947, and the neighbours – who both claim the region in full – have fought two wars and several conflicts over its control. Since 1989, Kashmiri rebels have been fighting against Indian rule, demanding independence or the region's merger with Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of backing the violence, but Islamabad says it only provides diplomatic support to the Kashmiris' struggle for self-determination.
Khaleej Times
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
India says it killed all three terrorists behind Pahalgam attack
India's home minister said that Indian forces killed all three terrorists behind the April 22 Pahalgam attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Reuters
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Indian forces killed three "terrorists" behind Kashmir attack, home minister says
NEW DELHI, July 29 (Reuters) - Indian forces have killed three "terrorists" involved in the April attack on Hindu tourists in Jammu and Kashmir federal territory in which 26 men were killed and led to a military conflict with Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The attackers, who New Delhi said were Pakistani nationals backed by Islamabad, had opened fire in a valley popular with tourists in Kashmir's scenic, mountainous region of Pahalgam, before fleeing into the surrounding pine forests. Islamist Pakistan had denied involvement in the attack - the worst assault on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks - and sought an independent investigation. The four-day fighting between the nuclear-armed rivals was their worst in decades.
