Word: akshardham
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...murderous attacks in Akshardham Temple in Gujarat, the offices of a Christian NGO in Karachi, and during an Anantnag election campaign in Kashmir that rocked South Asia last week, left both men reeling at home and facing similar dilemmas: give in to extremists and further destabilize the region, or hold the line domestically and face political fallout. "They are each other's best friends, these Hindu fundamentalists and the Islamic fundamentalists," said New Delhi peace activist Sheba Chhachhi. "And now these attacks will help them both...
...attack on the Akshardham Temple in Gujarat started familiarly enough when two men in their early 20s arrived at the vast temple complex carrying automatic rifles, ammunition and grenades. Tactically it was almost identical to last December's strike on the Indian Parliament, but 13 hours later, when an Indian commando siege on the barricaded terrorists had finished them off, the carnage was even greater: 31 dead, over 70 wounded and a nation again shattered in the midst of a fragile attempt to rebuild after religious pogroms in March killed thousands in Gujarat. The temple gunmen were carrying leaflets...
...died in clashes across the occupied territories. INDIA Blood On The Temple Floor Indian army commandos stormed a Hindu temple at dawn, killing two suspected Islamic militants and bringing to an end a bloody 13-hour siege. The militants had killed 28 worshipers and three security officials in the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinaghar, capital of Gujarat - the western state where nearly 2,000 people, mostly Muslim, died in sectarian rioting in February and March. The Indian army sent 3,000 troops to Gujarat to keep the peace. Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishnan Advani visited the temple and blamed Pakistan...
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