2001 Indian Parliament attack

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The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a coordinated terrorist assault on India's Parliament complex in New Delhi that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war and led to major shifts in South Asian security and counterterrorism policy.

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2001 Indian Parliament attack canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Parliament attack of 13 December 2001 ⓘ
attackType armed assault ⓘ
suicide attack attempt ⓘ
city New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
claimedBy groups linked to Pakistan-based militants ⓘ
context India–Pakistan conflict ⓘ
Kashmir conflict ⓘ
country India ⓘ
date 13 December 2001 ⓘ
fatalitiesExcludingPerpetrators 9 ⓘ
fatalitiesIncludingPerpetrators 14 ⓘ
immediateConsequence 2001–2002 India–Pakistan military standoff ⓘ
heightened nuclear tensions in South Asia ⓘ
massive Indian troop mobilization along the Pakistan border ⓘ
injuries over 15 ⓘ
internationalReaction condemnation by many countries ⓘ
support for India’s fight against terrorism ⓘ
legalOutcome arrests and trials of suspected conspirators in India ⓘ
conviction and later execution of Afzal Guru ⓘ
location Parliament House, New Delhi ⓘ
notableVictim Central Reserve Police Force personnel ⓘ
Delhi Police personnel ⓘ
Parliament staff ⓘ
security personnel of Parliament House ⓘ
numberOfAttackers 5 ⓘ
numberOfPerpetratorsKilled 5 ⓘ
partOf global war on terror era ⓘ
perpetrator Jaish-e-Mohammed ⓘ
Lashkar-e-Taiba ⓘ
politicalImpact deterioration of India–Pakistan relations ⓘ
increased international pressure on Pakistan regarding militant groups ⓘ
primaryObjective to attack Indian political leadership ⓘ
relatedLaw Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 ⓘ
securityImpact expansion of intelligence and security coordination in India ⓘ
strengthening of counterterrorism laws in India ⓘ
tightening of security at Indian Parliament ⓘ
significance major incident in India’s internal security history ⓘ
turning point in South Asian security policy ⓘ
target Parliament of India ⓘ
targetType government building ⓘ
timeOfDay late morning ⓘ
weaponsUsed assault rifles ⓘ
explosives ⓘ
grenades ⓘ
year 2001 ⓘ

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Lashkar-e-Taiba → notableAttack → 2001 Indian Parliament attack ⓘ
Jaish-e-Mohammed → notableAttack → 2001 Indian Parliament attack ⓘ