01-07-2010, 07:28 PM
Quote:23-hour Srinagar siege ends, Pakistani among two terrorists killed
IANS | Srinagar
pioneer.com
A 23-hour terror siege that left Lal Chowk, the bustling centre of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, looking like an abandoned battlefield ended on Thursday noon with two holed up guerrillas, including a Pakistani, of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) being killed.
"The operation is over. Two LeT militants have been killed," Jammu and Kashmir's police chief Kuldeep Khoda told reporters near the shootout site in Lal Chowk, the downtown business hub of Srinagar.
"We had inputs that the LeT was planning an attack in Srinagar. There is a desperation on part of Pakistan-based elements. They wanted to target not only Srinagar but any part of India and Srinagar is their prime target," Khoda said.
The other slain militant belonged to north Kashmir Sopore town, according to police.
A civilian and a policemen were also killed and 10 people, including two paramilitary troopers, were wounded in the fidayeen attack that came amid official claims of steep fall in violence. According to home ministry figures, there has been a 25 percent drop in terrorist violence.
Did these dead terrorist were carrying Let ID or visiting card?
They should straight away call them what they are, they Paki Terrorist PERIOD.