SRINAGAR, INDIA, May 21, 2003: A nun from West Bengal was killed when Muslim terrorists attacked a Christian school in Anantnag, the first such incident in Kashmir. Sister Kamlesh died when a grenade exploded near the main entrance of the Saint Lukas Convent School in Nai Basti in Anantnag town, 50 km from Srinagar. Sister Mary, another teacher who also comes from Bengal, was injured in the explosion. Police said a grenade was thrown at the gates of the school when the two women were returning from a market. Sources said the area was tense after the local media carried reports that conversions were being carried out in the two south Kashmir districts of Anantnag and Pulwama, but no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the first time that a Christian-run school has come under attack in Kashmir.
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