| 1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir | |
|---|---|
| Location | Liddarwat, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Date | 4 July 1995 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, hostage taking |
| Victims | 6 |
| Perpetrators | Harkat-ul-Ansar (Al-Faran) |
No. of participants | 40 |
| Motive | Release of Harkat-ul-Ansar leaders and other militants |
| Website | Incident Summary for GTDID: 199507040010 |
Six western tourists and their two guides were kidnapped in the Liddarwat area of Pahalgam in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India on 4 July 1995 by forty militants from the Kashmiri Islamist militant organisation Harkat-ul-Ansar,[a][1] under the pseudonym of Al-Faran,[2] in order to secure the release of Harkat leader Masood Azhar and other militants.[3]
When their demands were not met, Norwegian Hans Christian Ostrø was beheaded on 13 August 1995. American John Childs managed to escape on 17 August, while the rest have never been found, but are presumed dead by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir issuing death certificates for the four on 28 January 2003.
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