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Top 5 Hindu pilgrimage spots targeted by terrorists

New Delhi: Terrorism has impaired the nation's security and peace. In today's times, no place is safe in the country with so much terrorist insurgencies on the rise.Thus, pilgrim spots are the favourite targets for

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 08, 2014 8:21 IST

 
1. Akshardham Temple, Gujarat


 

In the afternoon of September 24, 2002, two heavily armed terrorists attacked the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 30 devotees were killed and 80 injured in the bloodshed. 

Black Cat commandos entered the temple at night and the operation codenamed Vajra Shakti carried on till morning which finally led to the death of the two terrorists.     

After 8 years of the incident, David Headley, an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba confessed to the National Investigation Academy that an LeT terrorist named Muzammil was behind the attack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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