location: Kannur
notes: An RSS worker was hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M) activists at Payyanur town Friday, prompting the BJP to demand the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Kannur district. The killing is the first incident of political violence since January's peace talks between the leaders of the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and BJP-RSS in Kannur.
target_text: location: Kannur, fatalities: 1