The Delhi blast, which killed nine and left 20 people seriously injured, refreshed the memories of the terror attack that took place 25 years ago in the same area. If media reports are to be believed, both of the attacks were carried out by Pakistan-based terrorist groups. Though the modus operandi were different, their motive was the same- to strike terror in the hearts of the people and threaten the Indian state.

Lashkar-e-Taiba 2000 attack

Some senior citizens living in the area of the Red Fort may remember the terror attack that took place on December 22, 2000. It was about 9:00 pm when two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists barged into the 16th-century fort and started indiscriminate firing, killing two Indian Army personnel belonging to the 7th Rajputana Rifles and a civilian security guar

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