2001 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly car bombing

Islamist terror attack in India March 2018 March 2018 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 32.735 74.863 title,inline 1 October 2001 4 bombings 38 (+3 attackers) 60 Jaish-e-Mohammed Firearms (Unsure), Explosives On Monday, 1 October 2001, three militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out an attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex in Srinagar using a Tata Sumo loaded with explosives, ramming it into the main gate with three fidayeen suicide bombers.Terror unleashes on J&K State Legislative AssemblyFidayeen storm J&K House, kill 29 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108040621/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011002/main1.htm 8 November 2020 , The Tribune, 2 October 2001. 38 people, plus the three attacker terrorists, were killed.AN AUDACIOUS STRIKE, Frontline, 13 October 2001. Attack The attack took place at about 2 pm, one hour after close of business. One terrorist attacker drove a Tata Sumo loaded with explosives to the main entrance and exploded it. The other militants entered the building and seized control. All militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours.Bomb blast at J&K assembly entrance, 29 killed, 40 hurt, Rediff.com, 1 October 2001. No lawmakers were killed as they were meeting in temporary facilities because the legislature building had recently been damaged in a fire.31 Killed in Attack on Kashmir Legislature, Los Angeles Times, 2 October 2001. Many senior leaders had already left the building. The speaker Mr Abdul Ahad Vakil was escorted to safety by the security forces.http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011002/main1.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News tribuneindia.com 2017-06-06 8 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108040621/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011002/main1.htm dead Jaish‑e‑Mohammed Claim Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility and named a Pakistani national Wajahat Hussain as the suicide bomber.Militants attack Kashmir assembly, BBC, 1 October 2001. India’s Response to the Suicide Attack Subsequently, India's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement aimed clearly at the government of Pakistan. "India cannot accept such manifestations of hate and terror from across its borders" said the statement. "There is a limit to India's patience."Bombing at Kashmir assembly kills at least 29, CNN, 1 October 2001. Farooq Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, eulogized the 38 victims and called for reprisal attacks on Pakistan, where the group blamed for the attack is based. "The time has come to wage a war against Pakistan and to bomb the militant training camps there", he said. "We are running out of patience."World Briefing | Asia: India: Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims, The New York Times, 4 October 2001. See also 2006 Srinagar bombings 2013 Srinagar attack List of terrorist incidents in India List of attacks on legislatures References Category:21st-century mass murders in India Legislative Assembly car bombing, 2001 Category:Suicide bombings in 2001 Category:2001 mass murders Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in India Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2001 Legislative Assembly car bombing, 2001 Legislative Assembly car bombing, 2001 Category:Attacks on legislatures in India Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2001 Category:Car and truck bombings in 2001 Category:October 2001 in India Category:October 2001 crimes in Asia Category:Building bombings in India Category:2001 building bombings Category:2001 in Indian politics Legislative Assembly car bombing, 2001