The World : Sikhs Kill Six Policemen

Sikh extremists shot their way into a courthouse in the Punjab city of Jullundur, killed six policemen and freed three prisoners accused of killing a Hindu editor, authorities said. Police said the terrorists sprayed the area with gunfire for 15 minutes, with sentries too terrified to fire back. A fourth prisoner outside the courtroom did not escape, police said. Four people, including a lawyer, were reported wounded in the attack. The three escaped prisoners had been brought from the Sikhs’ holy city of Amritsar to stand trial for the May, 1984, murder of Hindu newspaper editor Ramesh Chander.