1991 Punjab killings
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.
This was copied without references from the following wikipedia article which stated that the 'militants were Sikhs. How they could be on buses and trains is confusing.
The 1991 Punjab killings was a massacre of train passengers that occurred on 15 June, 1991 in Ludhiana district, Punjab state, India. The Sikh militants killed at least 80 bus passengers travelling in two trains near the city of Ludhiana in in India. The militants attacked two trains about a kilometre from Ludhiana station by having their emergency cords pulled. They opened fire inside the passenger trains so stopped and killed at least 80 passengers. The survivors stated that on one of the two trains Hindu passengers were identified before being shot. On the second train the militants fired indiscriminately and many Hindus were killed.[1]
In the same year in December 1991 the militants further killed 49 passengers, mostly Hindu,travelling on train from Ludhiana to Ferozepur.[1]
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