What the records say
- When
- 5 Aug 2016
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 26.40° N, 90.27° E
- Description
- 2016 Kokrajhar shooting occurred.
Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Kokrajhar.
2016 Kokrajhar shooting
Shooting in India
On 5 August 2016, a group of militants opened fire at a market in Balajan Tiniali, near the town of Kokrajhar in Assam, India. Fourteen people were killed and sixteen were injured as a result of the attack.
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