NEW DELHI, India:
Gunmen killed at least 10 people in New Delhi on Tuesday, spraying submachine gun bullets around a southern suburb and at fairs heralding the Hindu New Year, police said.
One of the gunmen was later shot dead at a roadblock, they added.
The four gunmen, two riding a motorcycle, two on a motorcycle, ‘opened fire on at least two holiday fairs and fired indiscriminately in a residential area less than 10 km from the Presidential Palace in the center of the capital.
The Press Trust of India (PTI), quoting unnamed witnesses, said the gunmen shouted slogans as they sprayed bullets around the crowded residential area, but police could not confirm this.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 30, 1987
