2002 terrorist attack on American cultural centre in Kolkata

2002 terrorist attack on American cultural centre in Kolkata

Five policemen were killed and 20 other people injured when, on January 22, 2002, Islamic militants attacked an American cultural centre in Kolkata, India. Police arrested at least 50 suspects in the wake of the incident. The government accused its Pakistani counterpart of involvement in the attack.

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