Charred and blown into pieces, dead
bodies being lifted from the site of the blast that
killed 31 people and left 70 others wounded at the main
entrance of Jammu & Kashmir Legislature Complex in
Srinagar on Monday. More pictures on Page 3 & 12.
—Excelsior/Javed
31 killed, 70 injured
*Chairman, Speaker among 100
rescued
Legislature
under attack
*CM, all ministers, MLAs, MLCs safe
2 Fidayeen killed; Council building
destroyed
From Ahmed Ali Fayaz
SRINAGAR,
Oct 1: As
many as 31 people got killed and 70 others injured when
militants caused a powerful blast at the main entrance of
Jammu & Kashmir Legislature Complex and also stormed
the highest guarded premises in the State. However, the
suicidal strike —owned up by Maulana Masood
Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammad —failed to achieve its
objective as neither the Speaker of Assembly and Chairman
of Council nor any ministers, legislators and senior
Government officers were harmed. Both the Fidayeen
were eliminated in a 6-hour-long gunbattle that destroyed
the historic complex of the Upper House, on the left bank
of river Jhelum, at the famous Raj Garh lawns in
uptown..........more
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