Information About Incident 7603-13053-31530 in Udhampur India

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Seven persons, including three children and two women were killed in an attack by a group of approximately 20 Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists at Dandli Dansal, about 22 kms from Arnas in Mahore tehsil of Udhampur on April 8. Six others were also injured in the incident.

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Seven persons, including three children and two women were killed in an attack by a group of approximately 20 Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists at Dandli Dansal, about 22 kms from Arnas in Mahore tehsil of Udhampur on April 8. Six others were also injured in the incident. The terrorists reportedly first set 21 houses on fire after the Village Defence Committee (VDC) members resisted the terrorists' massacre attempt for eight hours. The killings occurred after the VDC members ran short of ammunition and the terrorist realising this, lobbed grenades and opened fire simultaneously on the houses of the victims. Media reports also said some former VDC members were also involved in the attack, who had quit the Committee earlier to join the terrorists' outfit.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
7603-13053-31530 4/9/2002 India Eight terrorists, nine civilians among 18 killed in separate incidents in J&K

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