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Islamic State operatives accused of planning attack on Indian synagogue
[IsraelTimes] Report says 2 suspects were conducting reconnaissance on house of prayer in Ahmedabad before being nabbedTwo men associated with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... terror group were tossed in the clink Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in India for allegedly planning to attack a local synagogue. The anti-terrorism squad in the western Indian state of Gujarat ...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime... arrested the men, residents of the port city of Surat, on Wednesday. They are accused of planning to attack the synagogue in the Khadia area of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat. The suspects did reconnaissance on the Magen Abraham synagogue on September 12 and were planning either an kaboom or shooting there, the Times of India reported. The men allegedly are IS operatives and reportedly had been in touch with an Indian IS handler based in Afghanistan. One of the men was arrested at his workplace and the other at his home, according to the report. Law enforcement seized cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices from both locations. The state anti-terrorism squad told the newspaper that the two men had been on their radar for some time and were taken into custody as they were preparing to carry out the attack. The men had planned to escape to Syria via Jamaica following the attack in order to join IS, anti-terrorism officials told the newspaper. The men reportedly were trying to radicalize youths in India via social media and meetings. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-10-27 |
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