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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (5815)	10/1/2001 4:23:13 PM
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India condemns militant attack on Kashmir assembly NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India condemned as a "barbaric act of terrorism" a suicide car bomb attack on the legislature in Kashmir that killed 29 people on Monday, and accused Pakistan of aiding and abetting its perpetrators. The Foreign Ministry said that at a time when the democratic world has formed a broad and determined coalition "against international terrorism, India cannot accept such manifestations of hate and terror from across its borders". "There is a limit to India's patience," the statement said after the assault on the legislature in Srinagar, in which about 60 people were wounded. Pakistan condemned the attack for which Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, claimed responsibility. "This terrorist attack once again shows that, notwithstanding the cosmetic steps Pakistan may take against a few organisations under international pressure, it continues to be a country that aids, abets and sponsors terrorism and terrorist networks," the Foreign Ministry statement said. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee earlier condemned the assault as a "last-ditch attempt" by militants facing rising global opposition to such acts of violence. Muslim rebels fighting Indian rule in the Himalayan region have in the past targeted the heavily guarded assembly with rockets and grenades but have never inflicted such loss of life. More than 30,000 people have died since the revolt erupted in Kashmir in late 1989. Islamabad says it only gives moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris opposed to Indian rule. A Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman denounced the attack on the Kashmir legislature. "Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," he said in a statement. "This act of terrorism in Srinagar is specially reprehensible as it appears to be aimed at maligning the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiri people for their right to self-determination," he said.