Gee, I guess if Israelis did this stuff there'd be 10-12 emergency sessions of the UN...
Gunmen Storm Hindu Temple, Kill 30 Worshippers
By RUPAL SANYAL
.c The Associated Press
GANDHINAGAR, India (Sept. 24) - Attackers sprayed gunfire through a temple crowded with Hindu worshippers Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and fueling fears of new rioting in western India, where vicious religious clashes between Muslims and Hindus killed 1,000 people earlier this year.
Hours after the attack, the gunmen remained in control of part of the Swaminarayan temple complex - and some worshippers were still inside, officials said. Bloody bodies were carried away on stretchers and many wounded limped out, their clothes stained with blood. About 45 people were wounded.
Hundreds of commandos swarmed into the sprawling temple complex after the attackers stormed in, setting up positions around the main temple, said R.B. Brahmabhatt, the city's acting police chief.
A senior police official inside the complex, speaking on his mobile phone, said between 40 and 50 people had been taken hostage.
There were two attackers inside, and security forces were ``waiting until they exhaust their ammunition,'' to launch their offensive, said G.M. Singhal, another official involved in the operation. |
