1998 Chapnari massacre

Chapnari Massacre
LocationChapnari, Doda District, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date19 June 1998
TargetHindus
Attack type
Mass murder
Deaths25
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Taiba
Hizbul Mujahideen[1]

The 1998 Chapnari massacre was a massacre of 26 Hindu villagers in Chapnari (also called Champanari by some sources) village in Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir on 19 June 1998, by terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Chapnari main accused killed". The Indian Express. 20 September 1998. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ Burns, John F. (20 June 1998). "Gunmen Kill 25 Hindus in Kashmir Attacks". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "World: South Asia Wedding massacre in Kashmir". BBC News. 19 June 1998. Retrieved 25 February 2017.