1986 Kashmir riots
Violence against Hindus in Indian Kashmir in 1986 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1986 Kashmir Riots, also commonly referred to as the 1986 Anantnag Riots, were a series of attacks targeting Kashmiri Hindus in the Kashmir Valley of the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Anantnag district.[4]
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1986 Kashmir Riots/1986 Anantnag Riots | |
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Part of the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | |
Location | Anantnag, Kashmir, J&K, India |
Coordinates | 34.0333°N 74.6667°E / 34.0333; 74.6667 |
Date | February 1986 – March 1986[1] |
Target | Kashmiri Hindus |
Attack type | Arson, riots, vandalism, looting[2][3] |
Deaths | 2,000 |
Perpetrators | Islamist militants, Islamist sympathisers |
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