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According to the testimony of a survivor, the gunmen came to their house dressed like Indian Army soldiers. After a brief conversation, they rounded up all the members of the Hindu households and then summarily gunned them down with
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I have come here to express my grief on behalf of the nation. The people of Punjab had unitedly defeated the nefarious designs of the enemy. The people of Kashmir will also defeat the designs.
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The day after the incident, agitating Kashmiri Hindus clashed with police in
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joined the mourners in Wandhama on 28 January, accompanied by Governor
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Kashmir Massacre May Signal the Coming of Widespread Violence
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Kashmir Massacre Shakes Village's Sense of Fraternity
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The Indian government has blamed the militant outfit
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template
Infobox civilian attack
considered for merging
Ganderbal
Jammu and Kashmir
India
Kashmiri Hindus
Mass murder
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Hizbul Mujahideen
Islamist Terrorism
a series
Violence against Hindus
in independent India

Religious persecution
Freedom of religion
Religious violence
1982 Bijon Setu massacre
1983 Khoirabari massacre
1983 Dhilwan bus massacre
1986 Kashmir riots
1987 Fatehabad bus massacre
1987 Lalru bus massacre
1990 Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
1991 Punjab killings
1993 Kishtwar massacre
1998 Chamba massacre
1998 Wandhama massacre
1998 Chapnari massacre
1998 Prankote massacre
2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre

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