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On July 5 2005 , five Militants attacked the disputed Ram Janmabhumi , in Ayodhya , India . All five were shot down in the ensuing gunfight with the security forces guarding the area while one Civilian died in the bomb blast triggered by the fighters to breach the Cordon wall. Security forces suffered three casualties, of which two were seriously injured. ATTACK OPERATION The . Returning the gunfire the CRPF killed all five of the fighters in a gunfight that lasted for over an hour. All the fighters died 100 meters from the site which remained unaffected in the attack. POST ATTACK Most of India's political organizations condemned the attack as barbaric and requested people to maintain law and order. RSS , VHP and BJP declared an India-wide Protest and Bandh on July 8 , 2005 . BJP president L.K. Advani called for a review of anti-terror law POTA in the wake of the attack. The driver of the jeep which drove the militants to their destination, Rehan Alam, was detained by the Police for further investigations. A local Undertaker Mohammed Sharief buried the fighters according to Islam ic customs. REFERENCES | ||
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