The World : Gandhi Party Aide Killed
Three gunmen shot and killed a local leader of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress Party in the Sikh-dominated northern state of Punjab. The slaying of Rajpal Kang was the second of a ranking Congress Party official in Punjab in four days. The Press Trust of India described the gunmen only as “terrorists.” It was not immediately known if they are Sikh secessionists. Extremist Sikhs are believed responsible for the killing last Wednesday of Ram Lubbaya near the city of Amritsar.
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