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Date: October 28, 2000
Separatist militants
went on a rampage Friday, killing at least 10 Hindus in front of a temple
in Assam, a police spokesman said.
Suspected militants from
the United Liberation Front of Asom fired indiscriminately at devotees
pouring out of a temple in Nalbari town, some 120 km west of Guwahati,
he said.
"A group of six to seven
militants descended in front of a temple in Nalbari and pumped bullets
into Hindus leaving the temple after offering Diwali prayers," the spokesman
said.
"Three of the injured
are in a critical condition and scores of people have been rushed to a
nearby hospital," the spokesman added.
Diwali, the biggest Hindu
festival, traditionally celebrated with crackers and candles, carries on
for a week in some parts of the country.
The ULFA has so far not
claimed responsibility for the killings.
Indian security forces
have cordoned off parts of Nalbari town to catch the militants.
AFP