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{{Short description|Islamist terror attack in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing
| image =
| caption =
| location = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|32.735|74.863|display=title,inline}}
| date = 1 October 2001
| time =
| timezone =
| type = 4 [[bombing]]s
| fatalities = 38 (+3 attackers)
| injuries = 60
| perps =
| perp = [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]]
| weapons = Firearms (Unsure), Explosives
}}

{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}
On Monday, 1 October 2001, three militants belonging to [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] carried out an attack on the [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] State [[Legislative Assembly]] complex in [[Srinagar]] using a [[Tata Sumo]] loaded with explosives, ramming it into the main gate with three [[fidayeen]] suicide bombers.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/oct/01kash1.htm Terror unleashes on J&K State Legislative Assembly]</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011002/main1.htm Fidayeen storm J&K House, kill 29], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 2 October 2001.</ref> 38 people, plus the three attacker terrorists, were killed.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20041207154936/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1821/18210200.htm AN AUDACIOUS STRIKE]}}, ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', 13 October 2001.</ref>

==Attack==
The attack took place at about 2 pm, one hour after close of business. One terrorist attacker drove a [[Tata Sumo]] loaded with explosives to the main entrance and exploded it. The other militants entered the building and seized control. All militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/oct/01jk.htm Bomb blast at J&K assembly entrance, 29 killed, 40 hurt], [[Rediff.com]], 1 October 2001.</ref> No lawmakers were killed as they were meeting in temporary facilities because the legislature building had recently been damaged in a fire.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-02-mn-52360-story.html 31 Killed in Attack on Kashmir Legislature], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 2 October 2001.</ref> Many senior leaders had already left the building. The speaker Mr Abdul Ahad Vakil was escorted to safety by the security forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011002/main1.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News|website=tribuneindia.com|access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref>

== Jaish‑e‑Mohammed Claim ==
[[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] claimed responsibility and named a Pakistani national Wajahat Hussain as the suicide bomber.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1574225.stm Militants attack Kashmir assembly], [[BBC]], 1 October 2001.</ref>

== India’s Response to the Suicide Attack ==
Subsequently, India's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement aimed clearly at the government of Pakistan. "India cannot accept such manifestations of hate and terror from across its borders" said the statement. "There is a limit to India's patience."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171116/http://premium.edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/01/india.kashmir/index.html Bombing at Kashmir assembly kills at least 29], [[CNN]], 1 October 2001.</ref> [[Farooq Abdullah]], chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, eulogized the 38 victims and called for reprisal attacks on Pakistan, where the group blamed for the attack is based. "The time has come to wage a war against Pakistan and to bomb the militant training camps there", he said. "We are running out of patience."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/04/world/world-briefing-asia-india-kashmir-mourns-38-attack-victims.html?exprod=permalink&partner=permalink World Briefing | Asia: India: Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 4 October 2001.</ref>

==See also==
* [[2006 Srinagar bombings]]
* [[2013 Srinagar attack]]
* [[List of terrorist incidents in India]]
*[[List of attacks on legislatures]]

==References==
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{{Kashmir conflict}}
{{Attacks on legislatures}}
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KiaGreenwald at 09:46, 6 May 2026