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Nine-year-old Jammu hostage recalls terror
India's News.Net
Thursday 28th August, 2008 (IANS)
In the glare of camera lights, nine-year-old Sheetal - the oldest of the four children who were among the seven hostages rescued after a gun battle on the outskirts of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir - Thursday described the terror of being held captive by militants in her own house.
'It was scary. We were locked inside a room and the men said they will kill us,' Sheetal said into the microphones that were thrust towards her. 'I don't want to remember anything, but it was so scary I don't think it will go from my mind.'
Her two-year-old brother Vipin's fear-filled eyes darted around in search of his mother. But Sarita was nowhere in sight since she had suffered bullet injuries and had been taken to the military hospital for treatment.
Sarita's husband Billu Ram, who had been taken to hospital Monday to be treated for a snake bite, had returned Wednesday morning to find that terrorists were holding his family hostage in their house in Chinore, about 20 km from the centre of Jammu.
He had waited anxiously outside the building as his family members were rescued following the gun battle that went on from early Wednesday morning till late in the night. However, a neighbour, his son, and a teacher present in the building were killed by the three terrorists.
Grenade explosions and gun shots were heard in the area as the single-storey building was perforated with bullet marks. By late Wednesday, the army personnel managed to kill all three militants.
'We are happy that we could save some of the hostages but also unhappy that three of them were killed,' Brig V.P. Singh, who led the operation against the terrorists, told reporters.
'The first to be brought out was Sarita, the wife of Billu Ram. She was injured. After that, his four children were rescued,' a police officer told IANS.
The youngest of the children was Vipin Kumar, while the other three were Kajal, 4, Ishant, 6 and Sheetal.
'Later, Billu Ram's brother Tarsem and his wife Ritu were rescued. Some of the hostages are still in shock,' the officer added.
The police said three terrorists had crossed into Jammu and Kashmir from the Kanachak sector of the border with Pakistan Tuesday morning. They were intercepted at the police check post of Chinore, about 20 km north from the centre of Jammu, Wednesday morning.
The three militants, dressed in police uniforms and carrying AK-47 assault rifles, shot dead a junior commissioned officer (JCO) and then hijacked a three-wheeler. They then fired indiscriminately, killing Shabeet Hussain, a milkman, and motorcyclist Naseeb Singh before killing the three-wheeler driver, Vijay Kumar, police said.
After that, they barged into Billu Ram's house.
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harminder
08-29-08, 10:55 AM |
Nine-year-old Jammu hostage recalls terror
"islam” the “religion of peace” is in action. AS always.
what did billu ram and his family do to harm muslims or kashmir?
nothing.
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VictimofIslam
08-29-08, 11:23 AM |
Some peace
An ex-Muslim, Ali Sinaa has written a good book on Mohamed. He says Muslims are a threat to humanity
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ABEW
08-30-08, 08:28 PM |
Leave Islam in Islamic Countries
That is a good book and the West should end all Muslim immgration. They are nothing but trouble.
For more on the issue.
www.islaminaction.08.blogspot.com
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kamal123
08-31-08, 03:59 PM |
Time for truth
I think the best way to restore harmony in India is to get rid of ISLAM. To this day, Muslim jihadis are following the footsteps of their prophet who bragged, “I have been made victorious with terror” . No other cause is responsible for more deaths than Islam. Our goal should be to expose this religion of terror and warn of its danger. We should also help Muslims see the absurdity of it, end their “us” vs. “them” ethos and embrace the human race in amity. No one is their enemy; it is they who are the enemy to everyone else. We strive for the unity of mankind through the elimination of Islam, the most insidious doctrine of hate. Humanity is one. Let not charlatans like Hitler and Muhammad divide us with their big lies.
Islam can’t be reformed, but it can be eradicated. It can’t be molded, but it can be smashed. It is rigid, but brittle. That is why Muslims can’t tolerate criticism of it. To eradicate Islam, all we have to do is tell the truth. It’s that simple. This was not possible before, but with the help of the Internet, it is now. The insanity of this creed is so glaringly obvious, it boggles the mind. All it takes to see that is to read the Qur’an.
The truth about Islam is out. It’s here on this site.
http://www.faithfreedom.org/
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HugoEckener
09-12-08, 10:32 AM |
Another Resource about Islam
The Islamic population is exploding
in North America. They are everywhere, clogging our court systems with religious related discrimination disputes. If you want more information on Islam worldwid, check out www.thereligionofpeace.com
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