2000 Chittisinghpura massacre
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The Chittisinghpura massacre refers to the mass murder of 35 Sikh villagers on 20 March 2000 in the Chittisinghpora (Chittisinghpura) village of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India on the eve of the American president Bill Clinton's state visit to India.[3][4][5]
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Chittisinghpura massacre | |
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Location | Chittisinghpora, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Date | 20 March 2000 |
Target | Sikhs |
Attack type | Mass murder |
Deaths | 35 |
Perpetrators | Undetermined[1][2] |
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The identity of the perpetrators remains unknown. The Indian government asserts that the massacre was conducted by Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).[6][7][8] Other accounts accuse the Indian Army of the massacre.[9][10][11][12]