European Resistance Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Spin Tangi massacre

"British colonial crime"

Region 📍 North-West Frontier
Opponent ⚔️ British Empire

Biography

The Spin Tangi massacre or Hathikhel massacre refers to the killing of about 80 non-violent Pashtun protesters by the Frontier Constabulary and the British Indian Army on 24 August 1930 at the Spin Tangi village near Domel, in the Bannu district of the North-West Frontier Province of British India. This massacre was committed just three months after the Takkar massacre in Mardan and four months after the Qissa Khwani massacre in Peshawar.

Era of Resistance

Historical Context

Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Timeline

1885–1947

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