Kaluchak massacre

Kaluchak massacre
LocationKaluchak, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date14 May 2002 (IST, UTC+05:30)
TargetTourist bus, Army camp
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths31[1] (+ 3 terrorists)
Injured47[1]
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Taiba[1][2]

The Kaluchak massacre was a terrorist attack on 14 May 2002 near the town of Kaluchak in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. Three militants attacked a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus from the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh from Manali to Jammu and killed 7 people.[3][4] After that they entered the family quarter of the Army and fired indiscriminately at the inmates, killing 23 persons, including 10 children, eight women and five Army men. The age of the children killed ranged from four to 10 years. Thirty-four people were injured in the attack.[citation needed]

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  3. ^ Kaluchak keeps the flag of vengeance flying, The Guardian, 8 June 2002
  4. ^ BUILDING CONFRONTATION Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Frontline, 25 May 2002