Accord­ing to Indian figure­s around 1,000 unarme­d protes­tors died when Britis­h troops opened fire on them in Amrits­arLONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expressed regret for a massacre by British troops in India in 1919 but stopped short of a full apology. “We deeply regret what happened and the suffering caused,” May told the British parliament, as India prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of the killings. UK should say sorry for century-old Amritsar massacre, India saysThe April 13, 1919, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, remains an enduring scar from British colonial rule in India. Former British prime minister David Cameron described it as “deeply shameful” during a visit in 2013 but also stopped short of an apology. A ceremony was due to take place at the site of the massacre on Saturday.

Source: The Express Tribune April 10, 2019 11:26 UTC