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2 arrested for selling al-Qaeda coupons in West Bengal
Two people have been arrested on Sunday in connection with the sale of coupons bearing the name of Al Qaeda in some Muslim-dominated areas of this West Bengal capital over the past few days.City Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee told IANS: "We have arrested two persons from Kolkata. We cannot disclose all the details now." A middle-aged Bangladeshi was reportedly selling coupons to raise funds for Al Qaeda in some Muslim areas of Kolkata, according to the state detective department. Reports said the man, who looked like a fakir and was believed to be about 50 years old, sold coupons of Rs. 25 and Rs. 50 denominations under the name of "Mujahiddin al Qaida Pacific International - Dhaka, Bangladesh" in Metiaburz and other areas near the Kolkata port. It was not known if the two people arrested on Sunday were Bangladeshis. The coupons were also distributed in some central Kolkata neighbourhoods. The coupons were in Urdu and some booklets of Muslim jehadis organisations were reportedly distributed along with them. One of the groups mentioned in the booklets was "Harkat-ul-Jihad-Islami", which is believed to be an arm of a Pakistani terrorist organisation that works with Al Qaeda. The police found that several people were engaged in selling the coupons. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-08-14 |
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