India executes Afzal Guru for 2001 parliament attack: TV

INDIA-EXECUTION-AFZAL-GURU-PARLIAMENT-ATTACK:India executes Afzal Guru for 2001 parliament attack: TV

February 09, 2013 / 08:46 IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has executed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri militant in connection with an attack on the parliament in 2001, local television channels said on Saturday.

A home ministry spokesman said he had no official confirmation of the hanging.

(Reporting by Matthias Williams)

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