On Monday, 1 October 2001, three militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out an attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex in Srinagar using a Tata Sumo loaded with explosives, ramming it into the main gate with three fidayeen suicide bombers.Terror unleashes on J&K State Legislative AssemblyFidayeen storm J&K House, kill 29 , The Tribune, 2 October 2001. 38 people, plus the three attacker terrorists, were killed., Frontline, 13 October 2001.

Attack The attack took place at about 2 pm, one hour after close of business. One terrorist attacker drove a Tata Sumo loaded with explosives to the main entrance and exploded it. The other militants entered the building and seized control. All militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours.Bomb blast at J&K assembly entrance, 29 killed, 40 hurt, Rediff.com, 1 October 2001. No lawmakers were killed as they were meeting in temporary facilities because the legislature building had recently been damaged in a fire.31 Killed in Attack on Kashmir Legislature, Los Angeles Times, 2 October 2001. Many senior leaders had already left the building. The speaker Mr Abdul Ahad Vakil was escorted to safety by the security forces.

Jaish‑e‑Mohammed Claim Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility and named a Pakistani national Wajahat Hussain as the suicide bomber.Militants attack Kashmir assembly, BBC, 1 October 2001.

India’s Response to the Suicide Attack Subsequently, India's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement aimed clearly at the government of Pakistan. "India cannot accept such manifestations of hate and terror from across its borders" said the statement. "There is a limit to India's patience."Bombing at Kashmir assembly kills at least 29, CNN, 1 October 2001. Farooq Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, eulogized the 38 victims and called for reprisal attacks on Pakistan, where the group blamed for the attack is based. "The time has come to wage a war against Pakistan and to bomb the militant training camps there", he said. "We are running out of patience."World Briefing | Asia: India: Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims, The New York Times, 4 October 2001.

See also 2006 Srinagar bombings 2013 Srinagar attack List of terrorist incidents in India List of attacks on legislatures

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