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2016 Kokrajhar shooting
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Kokrajhar Attack 2016 Balajan Tinali, Assam, India yes 2016 08 5 Mass shooting 14 16 AK-56, AK-47, Grenades 6
On 5 August 2016, a group of militants opened fire at a market in Balajan Tiniali, near the town of Kokrajhar in Assam, India.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/14-killed-15-injured-in-Assams-Kokrajhar-after-terrorists-open-fire-in-market/articleshow/53556034.cms Kokrajhar: 14 killed, 15 injured in Assam's Kokrajhar after terrorists open fire in market | India News - Times of Indiahttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Bodo-rebels-attack-market-in-Kokrajhar-Assam/article60528313.ece 14 killed as militants attack market in Kokrajhar The Hindu 6 August 2016 Fourteen people were killed and sixteen were injured as a result of the attack.Batchelor Tom Terror attack on market leaves 14 dead as armed men go on rampage with guns and grenades 5 August 2016 http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/696937/India-terror-attack-shooting-Kokrajhar-market-Assam Daily Express 5 August 2016Hussain Wasbir 14 Killed, 16 Injured in Rebel Attack in India's Assam State https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/12-killed-15-injured-rebel-attack-indias-assam-41137033 ABC News 5 August 2016
Attack
As many as six attackers came to the market in a rickshaw and began shooting at people as well as throwing grenades into the crowd of people. After the attackers finished their attack, five of the six attackers ran away, while one attacker was killed by security forces. After the attackers fled, AK-56 and AK-47 rifles were found at the attack site.Dash Nivedita Assam terror attack: 13 killed, Bodo group denies responsibility https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-kokrajhar-civilians-killed-333483-2016-08-05 India Today 5 August 2016
Response
Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the attack, calling it "cowardly and dastardly". He also offered Rs 5 lakh to the relatives of those who were killed, Rs 1 lakh to the person who was critically injured, and Rs 20,000 to those who received minor injuries.Assam attack: CM Sarbananda Sonowal promises stern action against militants 5 August 2016 http://www.firstpost.com/india/assam-attack-cm-sarbananda-sonowal-promises-stern-action-against-militants-2937504.html Firstpost 5 August 2016
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