2017 Amarnath Yatra massacre

2017 Amarnath Yatra attack
Part of Kashmir conflict
LocationAnantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India[1]
Date10 July 2017 (2017-07-10)
Night (IST)
TargetBus carrying pilgrims[2]
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths8
Injured18
VictimsHindu pilgrims
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Taiba (denied responsibility)[3]
Assailants4 LeT attackers; three logistics providers[2]
AccusedAttackers, all killed:
Abu Ismail (mastermind)[4]
Yawar Bashir
Furqan
Maawiya[5]
Logistic support, all arrested:
Bilal Ahmed Reshi
Aizaj Wagey
Zahoor Ahmed[2]

On 10 July 2017, the first Monday of the month of Shraavana, 8 Hindu civilian pilgrims on the way from Amarnath Temple in Kashmir Valley, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, were killed in an Islamist terror attack.[6][7] The pilgrims mostly belonged to the Indian state of Gujarat.[8][9] Eight people were killed and at least 18 people were injured in the attack.[10]

  1. ^ "Bus Carrying Slain Amarnath Pilgrims Was Not Part Of Official Convoy, Yatris Not Registered: Reports". HuffPost. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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  6. ^ 8 Dead in the Biggest Terror Attack on Amarnath Yatra in Years., Quint[permanent dead link], 11 July 2017.
  7. ^ Jaleel, Muzamil (11 July 2017). "Why Amarnath Yatra terror attack signals crossing of a red line in Kashmir". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Terror attack on amarnath pilgrims". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ^ Munshi, Suhas (11 July 2017). "Abu Ismail, Man Who Could be LeT Boss, in Crosshairs for Amarnath Attack". News18. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. ^ Bose, Adrija (11 July 2017). "A Look At The Bloody History Of Terror Attacks On Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

2017 Amarnath Yatra massacre

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