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Al-Qaeda, allies, are primary suspects in New Delhi booms
Dreaded terrorist outfits Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front (IIF), comprising Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad, may be responsible for the Oct 29 blasts in Delhi, according to a terrorism expert.
| Oh, I am so surprised. I must go lie down. Have we any smelling salts? |
B. Raman, distinguished fellow and convenor, International Terrorism Watch Programme (ITWP) of Observer Research Foundation, said Sunday only the Al Qaeda and IIF have the capability to organise such well-coordinated blasts in a place like Delhi. "The strongest suspicion points towards the Al Qaeda and IIF, particularly Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad," Raman said in a statement.
| I hate it when they repeat the first paragraph in the second paragraph. |
Raman, a former additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat, said the blasts have come in the wake of the propaganda against India, stepped up by Al Qaeda, the Taliban and the IIF following the recent visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US in July. "One possibility is that the Al Qaeda and IIF might be targeting India because of its open alignment with the US on matters affecting the vital interests of the Islamic Ummah," he added.
| Or because it cheesed off Iran. |
He also said it is significant to note that the blasts took place a day after the Al Quds Day and three days before Diwali. The Al Quds Day is observed on the last Friday of the Ramzan fasting period to condemn the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem where the holy mosque of Al Quds is located.
| But the Hindoos laugh and smile and joke around during Diwali, so that makes devout Moose limbs want to kill them all. |
"Often jehadi terrorists plan their strikes to coincide with the Al Quds Day. The Mumbai serial blasts of March 1993 were initially planned for Al Quds Day, but the perpetrators advanced it by a week following the arrest of one of their supporters by the Mumbai Police. "They were afraid that the man arrested might tell the police about their plans. Interestingly, the blasts also coincided with the first anniversary of the last telecast message of dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden," he added.
| Right. Tell 'em about the number 19... |
Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-10-31 |
