PM Modi salutes martyrs on 13th anniversary of 2001 Parliament attack

On the anniversary of the attack on Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saluted those who were martyred protecting the temple of democracy. "We salute martyrs who lost their lives protecting the Temple of our Democracy on this day in 2001. Their sacrifices are etched in our memory," he tweetedOn December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists had stormed Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons. The five terrorists were also shot dead.