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The '''Zukoora And Tengpora Massacre ''' was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a [[United Nations]] resolution regarding a plebiscite in [[Kashmir]] at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in [[Srinagar]] on 1 March 1990,<ref>{{cite book |title=Kashmir: The Case for Freedom |authorlink=Tariq Ali |last=Ali |first=Tariq |coauthors=Hilal Bhatt, [[Angana P. Chatterji]], [[Pankaj Mishra]], [[Arundhati Roy]] |page=xii |year=2011 |publisher=[[Verso Books]] |isbn=9781844677351 }}</ref> in which 33 people were killed and 47 injured.<ref name=gossman1991>{{cite book |title=Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege |last=Gossman |first=Patricia |pages=59–60 |year=1991 |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]] |isbn=9780300056143 }}</ref> It led [[Amnesty International]] to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.<ref>{{cite book |title=Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism |last=Maheshwari |first=Anil |pages=172–173 |year=1993 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |isbn=9788171671571 }}
The '''Zukoora And Tengpora Massacre ''' was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a [[United Nations]] resolution regarding a plebiscite in [[Kashmir]] at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in [[Srinagar]] on 1 March 1990,<ref>{{cite book |title=Kashmir: The Case for Freedom |authorlink=Tariq Ali |last=Ali |first=Tariq |coauthors=Hilal Bhatt, [[Angana P. Chatterji]], [[Pankaj Mishra]], [[Arundhati Roy]] |page=xii |year=2011 |publisher=[[Verso Books]] |isbn=9781844677351 }}</ref> in which 33 people were killed and 47 injured.<ref name=gossman1991>{{cite book |title=Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege |last=Gossman |first=Patricia |pages=59–60 |year=1991 |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]] |isbn=9780300056143 }}</ref> It led [[Amnesty International]] to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.<ref>{{cite book |title=Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism |last=Maheshwari |first=Anil |pages=172–173 |year=1993 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |isbn=9788171671571 }} </ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:53, 21 March 2015

The Zukoora And Tengpora Massacre was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a United Nations resolution regarding a plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in Srinagar on 1 March 1990,[1] in which 33 people were killed and 47 injured.[2] It led Amnesty International to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ali, Tariq (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.
  3. ^ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.