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Revision as of 15:00, 25 June 2011
The Takkar Massacre is the name is massacre of non-violent protestors committed by solider of the British Raj in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre.
The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan Tehsil on May 30, when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement. In the ensuing shooting a English police officer was killed. Three days later, a large troop force attacked the village in retaliation. [1]
This was followed by the August Hathikhel massacre in Bannu.
References
- ^ Civilian Jihad: Nonviolent Struggle, Democrat… Maria J. Stephan
WA Shah - 2010 - baachakhantrust.org