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You would think Indians want war with Pakistan. Some of these reactions will shock you

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DailyBiteJul 28, 2015 | 12:11

You would think Indians want war with Pakistan. Some of these reactions will shock you

The Union home ministry and the army commander, Western Command, both offered to deal with the terrorists raining bullets in Gurdaspur. While Rajnath Singh's ministry offered to dispatch National Security Guard (NSG) commandos, the Army was quicker on the draw. Troops with assault rifles, rocket launchers and quick response teams were rushed to Gurdaspur. However, Punjab's Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini stood his ground and took charge. These terrorists are for me to get, he is learnt to have told army commander, western command, Lt Gen KJ Singh.Terrorists had struck early during the day and it is still a matter of investigation at exactly what point along the international border the terrorists crossed over into India from Pakistan.

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It will not be very difficult to find out since two of the three terrorists carried GPS devices that are currently being examined by experts to locate the coordinates. According to inputs, the infiltrators first tried to stop a tempo which sped away. Around 5.30 in the morning the terrorists then fired at a bus and a street vendor. Nanak Chand, a bus driver, was undeterred by the firing and sped away, saving at least 75 lives. He then drove the bus to the hospital so that the injured could be tended to and reported the terrorist movement to the police.

The terrorists, meanwhile, stopped a Maruti 800 at gunpoint, shot the driver and sped towards the Deena Nagar police station. Here they fired indiscriminately, killing three Punjab home guards at the gate. Read more here.

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