International Reactions
The President of the United States George W. Bush condemned the massacre as a "terrible and outrageous act” and said that he was “appalled at the incident”.
The Presidency of the European Union "strongly condemned the brutal terrorist attack in Kaluchak ( Jammu and Kashmir), which resulted in the death of numerous innocent civilians" and expressed sympathy to the Government of India for its problems in controlling terrorism in Kashmir.
Similar condemnations were expressed by the leaders of Germany, Japan and Russia.
Pakistan arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed lending credence to the banned outfits connection with this attack.
The Australian government while declaring Lashkar-e-Taiba a terrorist organization based in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan in 2003 attributed this massacre to it.
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