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On June 15, 1991 | On June 15, 1991 militants killed at least 80 passengers travelling in two trains near Ludhiana in Punjab state in India. The trains were stopped about a kilometer from Ludhiana station when someone pulled their emergency cords. On one train the survivors stated that Hindu passengers were singled out and then shot. On the second train militants fired indiscriminately killing and wounding many Sikhs as well as Hindus. | ||
In | In December 1991 the militants killed another 49 passengers, mostly Hindu, while travelling on a train from Ludhiana to Ferozepur. | ||
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On June 15, 1991 militants killed at least 80 passengers travelling in two trains near Ludhiana in Punjab state in India. The trains were stopped about a kilometer from Ludhiana station when someone pulled their emergency cords. On one train the survivors stated that Hindu passengers were singled out and then shot. On the second train militants fired indiscriminately killing and wounding many Sikhs as well as Hindus.
In December 1991 the militants killed another 49 passengers, mostly Hindu, while travelling on a train from Ludhiana to Ferozepur.
