JAMMU, INDIA, April 4, 2002: Saturday’s terrorist attack on the historic Raghunath Temple, the first major strike by the Kashmiri militants in past 12 years, has shaken the residents of Jammu. The attack, which killed ten persons, stopped business activity in the winter capital on Sunday, with people preferring to stay indoors. The 150-year-old Raghunath Temple has been the main attraction for pilgrims returning after visiting the Vaishno Devi Shrine. Following the attack, the state administration has increased security at the railway station and bus stand for the pilgrims returning from Vaishno Devi shrine. “The continued communal tension in Gujarat has also badly affected the flow of pilgrims,” said a police spokesman. It is notable that this horrendous attack has attracted almost no international media attention.
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