The Amarnath Yatra terror attack on 10 July left 32 people, including two police officers, dead in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: PTISrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday said Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was responsible for last month’s Amarnath Yatra terror attack. J&K police said an investigation had concluded that LeT and Kashmiri accomplices were behind the 10 July attack that saw militants open fire on a bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims. The Amarnath Yatra attack was the worst such incident in Jammu and Kashmir since 2000, when gunmen fired on a group of pilgrims and killed 32 people, including two police officers. Rebel groups, including LeT, have for decades fought Indian troops and police deployed in Kashmir, demanding independence or a merger of Kashmir with Pakistan.

Source: Mint August 06, 2017 13:18 UTC