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'''1987 Fatehabad bus killings''' was a massacre of [[Hindu]] bus-passengers by [[Sikh]] anti-Government [[terrorist]]s. It occurred on 7 July 1987 near [[Fatehabad district|Fatehabad]], in the northern state of [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref name=":NYT_34hindus">{{cite web |last1=Hazarika |first1=Sanjoy |title=34 Hindus Killed in New Bus Raids; Sikhs Suspected |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/08/world/34-hindus-killed-in-new-bus-raids-sikhs-suspected.html |work=The New York Times|accessdate=12 July 2018 |language=en |date=8 July 1987}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870731-terrorists-kill-bus-passengers-in-punjab-and-haryana-mercilessly-799092-1987-07-31|title=Terrorists kill bus passengers in Punjab and Haryana mercilessly|first1=Tavleen |last1=Singh |first2=Sreekant|last2=Khandekar|date=July 31, 1987 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><br />
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The militants attacked two buses and killed 34 bus passengers. The militants created roadblock by using a car and a [[Jeep]]. They singled out Hindu passengers and dragged them off to shot them to death.<ref name=":NYT_34hindus"/> The [[Khalistan Commando Force]] claimed responsibility for the attacks.<ref name=":NYT_34hindus"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[1991 Punjab killings]]<br />
*[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]<br />
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