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40 Sikhs massacred in Kashmir ahead of Clinton's visit
SRINAGAR (India), Mar 21 Unidentified gunmen massacred 40 Sikns in troubled Kashmir Just hours before the Start of US President Bill Clinton's five-day state visit to India today, reports AFP.
An official police spokesman said the massacre was carried out by suspected Muslim militants on Monday evening in Chadisinghpoora village. 70 kilometers south of the Kashmiri summer capital Srinagar.
If confirmed as a militant attack. It would mark one of the worst acts of sectarian violence in Kashmir since the beginning of the armed Muslim insurgency against Indian rule here In 1989.
It was the first such attack on the tiny Sikh community in Kashmir, and was clearly timed to focus attention on the troubled region during Clinton's
visit.
According to the Kashmir director general of police Gur-bachan Jagat. some 30 Muslim rebels armed with grenades and AK-47s descended on Chadis-inghpoora, where 90 per cent of the villagers belong to the minority Sikh community.
"The rebels were wearing Indian army uniforms and spoke In Urdu. They told the villagers they had to carry out search operations. They shouted at the villagers and told them to move out of their houses immediately."
Jagat said villagers were asked to stand in a queue, where 36 men and teenagers were segregated from the women. The militants then pumped bullets into the victims. Including two teenage boys, killing 34 on the
SLx others later died of their wounds in hospital.
Kashmir rebels also stormed a paramilitary camp In the capital of Jammu-Kashmir to-
At least two rebels armed with automatic weapons, believed to be members of a suicide squad, stormed into the Border Security Force camp in Srinagar amid a trial of explosions as they lobbed grenades near the BSF building, Press Trust of India reported.
Paramilitary troops surrounded the building and fired at the rebels, who are believed to be holed up inside. Gunshots echoed through the area. Few other details were available.
AP adds: Indian army officers had warned they' expected a major operation by pro-separatist militants during Clintons visit to focus attention on the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan and many Kashmiris want the United States to intervene to settle the dispute, which has been stalemated for more than 50 years and was the immediate cause of two wars. India rejects outside interfer-
The attack also reinforced India s assertion that it is being victimised by international terrorism in Kashmir, and Washington should help contain the terrorist threat.
In Pakistan. Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar condemned the killing and accused India of exploiting a horrific Incident.
Speaking after signing a declaration of common goals with Vajpayee. Clinton said he would discuss terrorism tn Islamabad, where he will visit briefly after leaving India Saturday, and will urge Pakistan to respect the cease-fire line with India.
In New Delhi, the prime minister's security' adviser. Bri-Jesh Mishra, identified two militant groups suspected in the attack — Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hezbul Mujahedeen.
"These outfits are supported by the government of Pakistan." Mishra told reporters.
Mishra said India had evidence pointing to these groups, but he declined to specify what it was or what his sources were.
But Kashmiri militants fighting Indian troops in Kashmir today denied involvement in the massacre of Sikh villagers saying the horrific killing was orchestrated by India.
"The brutal murder of Sikh youngsters is the work of Indian agencies to defame Mujahedeen who are fighting for Kashmir's liberation, said Sayed Salah-uddin. head of the United Jehad Council, an umbrella organization representing 1'2 Muslim militant groups fighting in Kashmir.
Salahuddin also is a leader of Hezb-ul Mujahedeen named by India.