Information About Incident 10105-17284-41099 in Gandhinagar India

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An estimated 30 persons were killed and nearly 100 injured when heavily armed terrorists, in a suicide attack, stormed the Akshardham temple of the Swaminarayan sect in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat State, on September 24 evening.

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An estimated 30 persons were killed and nearly 100 injured when heavily armed terrorists, in a suicide attack, stormed the Akshardham temple of the Swaminarayan sect in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat State, on September 24 evening.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
10105-17284-41099 9/25/2002 India At least 30 persons killed in terrorist attack on temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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10105-17284-41099 9/25/2002 India attack Gandhinagar