2024 Reasi attack | |
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Part of the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | |
Location | Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Date | 9 June 2024 |
Target | Hindu pilgrims[1] |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | M4 carbines |
Deaths | 9 |
Injured | 41 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
Motive | Islamist terrorism[2] |
The 2024 Reasi attack was an Islamist terrorist attack that occurred on 9 June, 2024 in the Reasi district of the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Several unidentified Muslim militants opened fire on a passenger bus boarded by Hindu pilgrims travelling from the Shiv Khori cave to Katra, causing it to lose control and plummet into a deep gorge,[3] followed by further firing at the crashed bus by the gunmen.[4] Nine people were killed in the attack, and an additional 41 were injured.[5]
The Resistance Front (TRF) initially claimed responsibility for the ambush[6] but later denied involvement,[7] while the Jammu and Kashmir Police believes that the ambush was carried out by the Lashkar-e-Taiba, of which the TRF is considered a front.[5]
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