(21 Oct 2024)
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Budgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 21 October 2024
1. Various of villagers displaying the body of a Kashmiri doctor, Dr Shahnawaz Dar, killed in the attack
2. Various of villagers carrying the dead body of the doctor during his funeral procession; shouting Islamic slogans
3. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Ghulam Muhammad, Neighbor of the victim:
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"On Friday morning, he went to work. Yesterday, at around 8:30 in the evening, we learned that an attack had taken place and he was martyred. The whole village has been mourning since then."
4. Various of mourners
6. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Muhammad Shaban, Reletive of the victim:
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"The employees at the company say that as they started to have dinner, an attack took place. The police stated that when we learned about the attack, they rushed (to the scene), otherwise, many more would have died."
7. Various of soldiers outside the victim’s home
STORYLINE:
Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday.
The dead included five non-local laborers and officials, one Kashmiri worker and a Kashmiri doctor.
The streets of Budgam, Kashmir, were filled with people mourning and carrying the body of the Kashmiri doctor, Dr Shahnawaz Dar, on Monday.
Police called it a “terror attack” and blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for decades. The attack was at a camp for construction workers near the disputed region’s resort town of Sonamarg. No rebel group immediately claimed responsibility.
Police said at least two gunmen fired “indiscriminately” at officials and workers associated with the construction, leaving two dead on the spot. At least 10 others were taken to hospital, where five more died. The attack came shortly after workers returned to their lodgings Sunday night. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the attack.
Reinforcements of police and soldiers launched search operations in the area to nab the attackers.
Sunday’s attack was the second attack on a non-local worker in the region since a largely powerless local government was sworn into office Wednesday, following the first local elections since India stripped the region of semi-autonomy five years ago.
AP video by Meraj Ud Din
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