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2024 Reasi attack

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2024 Reasi attack
Part of Kashmir conflict
LocationReasi, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date9 June 2024
TargetHindus
Attack type
Shooting
WeaponsRifles
Deaths10
Injured33
PerpetratorsThe Resistance Front

On 9 June 2024, militants opened fire on a passenger bus boarded by Hindu pilgrims travelling from the Shiv Khori cave to Katra, Reasi causing it to loose control and crash into a deep gorge.[1] Ten people are confirmed to have been killed in the attack, and an additional 33 were injured.[2][3]

Attack[edit]

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on 9 June 2024, militants armed with firearms ambushed a 53-seater Yatri passenger bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Teryath village, firing between 25 and 30 gunshots indiscriminately. The driver was struck by gunfire, causing them to lose control and slide into a gorge.[4] 10 people, including a child, were killed and 33 were injured.[3] A number of the Hindus had gunshot wounds, and empty cartridges were recovered at the scene.[5][6] The Resistance Front, an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group based in Pakistan, claimed the responsibility for the attack.[7]

A search and rescue operation was conducted following the attack, during which security personnel and a military helicopter were dispatched.[8][9] Survivors were treated at nearby hospitals, and police launched a manhunt for the militants.[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Khajuria, Ravi Krishnan. "9 killed, 33 injured as terrorists ambush bus carrying pilgrims in J&K's Reasi".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "At least nine killed after attack on bus in Indian-administered Kashmir". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Jammu and Kashmir: 10 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus attack in Reasi". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "9 killed, 33 injured as terrorists open fire at bus carrying pilgrims in J&K's Reasi". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "9 Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in India's Kashmir, police say". South China Morning Post. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ Ashiq, Peerzada (9 June 2024). "Reasi bus accident: Nine pilgrims killed as their bus comes under fire in Jammu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Pak-backed Lashkar front claims responsibility for J&K bus terror attack". India Today. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Terrorists open fire on bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu-Kashmir; 10 dead, 33 injured". WION. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "10 killed, over 30 injured after terrorists open fire at bus carrying pilgrims in J&K". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Nine Hindu pilgrims dead in India's Jammu after militant attack, police say". Reuters. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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