Sikh Extremists Kill 11 in Punjab
United Press International
CHANDIGARH, India —
Sikh extremists armed with submachine guns massacred a suspected police informer and seven members of his family today and in a separate attack killed a police officer and his wife, police said.
More than 80 people have died since New Year’s Eve in Sikh extremist violence in Punjab. Last year, extremist-related bloodshed in the predominantly Hindu nation claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people.
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