This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 23, 1984.
Three persons were shot dead by terrorists, a man was beaten to death by some persons in the Golden Temple complex and 32 passengers of a bus were looted near Mukerian in Hoshiarpur district in the last 24 hours in Punjab. According to reports, a state transport bus from Patiala to Jammu was stopped by four armed persons.
UK-Libya Standoff
Britain is breaking off diplomatic relations with Libya immediately and expelling all Libyan diplomats who are now inside the besieged Libyan Embassy in London. The decision was announced by Home Secretary Leon Brittan after six days of intense negotiations between the two countries failed to break the deadlock at the embassy where about 30 to 40 Libyan diplomats and others have been under police siege following the killing of a British policewoman by gunfire allegedly from inside the embassy.
Talks With Militants
The Congress (I) high command has started consulting partymen from Punjab to find an early solution to the Punjab problem and restore popular rule in the state. Both the central government and the Akali circles now feel that there is a possibility of an early settlement if the terrorists would not create more complications for the Akali leadership.
High Sea Encounter
Thirteen Tamil “terrorists” and “terrorist recruits” were killed when a naval patrol opened fire on a boatload of youths within the surveillance zone set up along Sri Lanka’s northern coast, an official release said. It said the naval patrol opened fire when the boat carrying the “terrorists” refused to stop even after being intercepted.
