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Events on Friday 8 June 1984 1
1984Operation Blue StarIndian army storms the Golden TempleThe Indian Army launched an assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar to remove armed Sikh militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The operation caused heavy casualties and severe damage to the temple complex, provoking outrage among Sikhs worldwide. It set in motion the chain of events leading to Indira Gandhi's assassination five months later.