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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to the victims of the 2001 Parliament terror attack.
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to the victims of the 2001 Parliament terror attack.
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On the 18th anniversary of the attack, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and other members of the Parliament also paid floral tributes to the 14 security persons who lost their lives in the terrorist attack.
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A grateful nation salutes the exemplary valour and courage of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while defending the Parliament from terrorists on this day in 2001. We remain firm in our resolve to defeat and eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 13, 2019
Taking to Twitter, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted: "A grateful nation salutes the exemplary valour and courage of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while defending the Parliament from terrorists on this day in 2001. We remain firm in our resolve to defeat and eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."
On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists belonging to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), stormed the Parliament complex in New Delhi and opened fire indiscriminately.
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#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other parliamentarians pays tribute to those who lost their lives in 2001 Parliament attack. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/ZI80gNGIov
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2019
Around 14 people, mostly security forces and one civilian, were killed in this incident.The incident took place around 40 minutes after Parliament was adjourned and about 100 members were present in the building.(ANI)