India police file terrorism charges against four over parliament security breach

Security force personnel stand guard outside the parliament premises after a man jumped into the lawmakers' area of the lower house of India's parliament, in New Delhi, India, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set off a smoke canister, a police officer said on Thursday.

The major security breach occurred on Wednesday, the 22nd anniversary of an attack on the parliament complex when more than a dozen people, including five gunmen, were killed.