Manmohan condemns Doda massacre

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday condemned the terrorist attack near Doda and virtually asked the perpetrators to realise that the people had rebuffed them repeatedly.

''People of Kashmir have rejected and rebuffed terrorists repeatedly,'' the Prime Minister said in a statement issued to condemn the attack.

According to a report from Doda, at least 22 Hindus were killed and ten others injured in two separate militant attacks in Kulhand village, about 30 km from Doda town, last night.  

However, Public Relations Officer of 16 Corp of Army Col D K Badola has put the number of those killed at 20.