Talk:2001 Odisha Assembly attack
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Why this was an act of Terrorism?
editUnlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Section 15. Terrorist act
1[Terrorist act. Whoever, with intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or to strike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in any foreign country, does any act by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive substances or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or poisons or noxious gases or other chemicals or by any other substances (whether biological or otherwise) of a hazardous nature, in such a manner as to cause, or likely to cause, death of, or injuries to any person or persons or loss of, or damage to, or destruction of, property or disruption of any supplies or services essential to the life of the community in India or in any foreign country or causes damage or destruction of any property or equipment used or intended to be used for the defence of India or in connection with any other purposes of the Government of India, any Stale Government or any of their agencies, or detains any person and threatens to kill or injure such person in order to compel the Government in India or the Government of a foreign country or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act, commits a terrorist act].
1. Subs. by Act No. 29 of 2004 w.e.f. 29-12-2004
Source: http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/unlawfulactivitiesprvamdtact/s15.html (italics not found on the source - used here for emphasis) Hindustanilanguage (talk) 17:16, 13 February 2013 (UTC).