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2001 Indian Parliament attack

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The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a terrorist attack on the Parliament of India in New Delhi, India on 13 December 2001. The perpetrators belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) – two Pakistan-raised terrorist organizations. The attack led to the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener – in total 9 – and led to increased tensions between India and Pakistan, resulting in the 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff. The

Pakistan

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Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s fifth-most populous country, with a population exceeding 225.2 million, and has the world’s second-largest Muslim population. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area, spanning 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles). It has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is

2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff

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The 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff was a military standoff between India and Pakistan that resulted in the massing of troops on both sides of the border and along the Line of Control (LoC) in the region of Kashmir. This was the second major military standoff between India and Pakistan following the successful detonation of nuclear devices by both countries in 1998, the first being the Kargil War of 1999. The military

York Minster

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The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the third-highest office of the Church of England (after the monarch as Supreme Governor and the Archbishop of Canterbury), and is the mother church for the Diocese of

Y Gaer

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Y Gaer is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966 (Landranger 160). Contents 1History 2Y Gaer Today 3See also 4References 5External links History Y Gaer was built around AD 75 and sits on a crossroads of Roman roads in the valley of the River Usk at a strategic point in Roman Wales, linking South Wales and Mid

X Corps (United Kingdom)

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X Corps was a corps of the British Army that served in the First World War on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. The corps was re-formed in 1942 during the Second World War and saw service in the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign where it came under command of the US Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army. Contents 1First World War 1.1Order of battle on 11

Wroxeter

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Wroxeter is a village in Shropshire, England, which forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, beside the River Severn, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Shrewsbury. Viroconium Cornoviorum, the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was sited here, and is gradually being excavated. Contents 1History 2St Andrew’s 3Literary reference 4Sport 5See also 6References 7Further reading 8External links History Main

William Reardon Smith

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Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet 7 August 1856 – 23 December 1935 was an English shipowner and philanthropist. Contents 1Early life 2Sea service 3Relocation to Cardiff 4First World War 5Post-war 6Philanthropy 7Personal life 8Honours 9Legacy 10Footnotes 11References 12External links Early life Reardon Smith was born in Appledore, Devon, the youngest son of Thomas Reardon Smith,

William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech

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William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, KG, GCMG, PC (11 April 1885 – 14 February 1964) was a British Conservative politician and banker. Contents 1Background 2Military service and First World War 3Political career 4Cultural interests 5Personal life 6Coat of arms 7Notes 8References 9External links Background Harlech, the son of George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, and Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon,

William Evans Hoyle

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Dr William Evans Hoyle 28 January 1855 – 7 February 1926 was a noted British zoologist. A specialist in deep sea creatures he worked on classification and illustrations from the Challenger Expedition from 1882 to 1888. Contents 1Life 2Family 3Artistic Recognition 4References 5External links Life Hoyle was born in Manchester the son of William Jennings Hoyle, an engraver. He