Post by sevenofnine on Apr 16, 2023 11:54:26 GMT -5
WOW they don't mess around on LIVE TV we have car chases in SO CAL LOL!
Atiq Ahmed, imprisoned since 2019, was being taken to the hospital by police when gunmen posing as journalists opened fire at close range. The TV footage showed the assailants chanting Hindu slogans after the attack.
A former Indian member of parliament and his brother were shot dead on live TV late Saturday while police brought them to a medical examination, authorities said.
Atiq Ahmed, 61, who had been jailed since 2019 and was convicted of kidnapping, was being taken to hospital by police when gunmen posing as journalists opened fire at close range.
"According to preliminary information, three persons posing as journalists approached them and opened fire...The attackers have been held and are being questioned," police official Prashant Kumar said.
In anticipation of potential violent unrest following the murders, the Uttar Pradesh government prohibited gatherings of more than four people throughout the state.
Killers shout slogans
www.dw.com/en/india-ex-lawmaker-brother-shot-dead-on-live-tv/a-65337278
Atiq Ahmed, imprisoned since 2019, was being taken to the hospital by police when gunmen posing as journalists opened fire at close range. The TV footage showed the assailants chanting Hindu slogans after the attack.
A former Indian member of parliament and his brother were shot dead on live TV late Saturday while police brought them to a medical examination, authorities said.
Atiq Ahmed, 61, who had been jailed since 2019 and was convicted of kidnapping, was being taken to hospital by police when gunmen posing as journalists opened fire at close range.
"According to preliminary information, three persons posing as journalists approached them and opened fire...The attackers have been held and are being questioned," police official Prashant Kumar said.
In anticipation of potential violent unrest following the murders, the Uttar Pradesh government prohibited gatherings of more than four people throughout the state.
Killers shout slogans
www.dw.com/en/india-ex-lawmaker-brother-shot-dead-on-live-tv/a-65337278
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