VHP to hold protest against Amarnath terror attack

New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would hold a nationwide protest on Tuesday against the terror attack on the bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.

"We will hold a nationwide protest tomorrow against the attack on Amarnath Yatra," VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal said on Monday.

Condemning the act, the VHP leader also sought for a decisive action against the terrorists.

It may be mentioned that, in a rare attack on the Amarnath Yatra, terrorists killed seven pilgrims and injured 14 others, including policemen, when they struck at a bus carrying them on Monday.

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The bus was attacked in Batendo around 2020 hours while returning from Baltal to Mir Bazar after darshan.

with IANS inputs...