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| Mystery group linked to blasts at court complexes and Al Qaeda offshoot sent 3 ‘warnings’ |
| 2016-08-10 |
| [Indian Express] A mysterious group using the name "Base Movement’’, which is the subject of an investigation into three blasts at court complexes in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka since April, has sent at least three mails to authorities since early last year, including one to the French consulate in Bengaluru, to announce its existence and warn of attacks. The first communication was in the form of a letter sent by post to the office of the then Additional Chief Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in January 2015, stating that the group would be beginning its activities that year. Security sources said the two-line letter contained a map of India, a picture of slain Al Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden ... who is now sometimes referred to as Mister Bones... and the words "Al Qaeda" at the bottom. The sender’s address was given as "Base Moment" (sic) from Kovai (Coimbatore) in Tamil Nadu. Investigations by agencies in Karnataka revealed that the mail had originated in a town called Singanallur in Coimbatore and the pincode mentioned by the sender did not exist. A second letter with the same features -- a picture of bin Laden, the Al Qaeda sign-off, a map of India and the title "Base Movement" -- was sent to the French consulate in Bengaluru in January 2016, ahead of the visit of French President Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... . Sources said the letter was written in incoherent English, and appeared to warn against Hollande’s visit. "One admonish to the Indian government... As destructing and killing of my bloods... La Belle France president Francois Holland... To stop his advent... Otherwise return to france with his death...," stated the letter received on January 14. Investigations led police to Velachery in Chennai before the trail went cold, sources said. The third letter from the group was received at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes in Andhra’s Chittoor shortly after a blast occurred in the district court complex on April 7. The letter claimed that the blast had been carried out by the "Base Movement" -- as retaliation for the killing of five Moslem youths linked to the proscribed SIMI in a police encounter in Warangal region on April 7, 2015. The letter appeared to refer to the killing of Vikaruddin Ahmed, SLearned Elders of Islamn, Zakir, Azad and Asif, who were undergoing trial in terrorism cases, while Mystery group linked to blasts at court complexes and Al Qaeda offshoot sent 3 ’warnings’they were being transported to a court hearing. Police had claimed that the men had tried to escape but the families of the dead youths had alleged that it was a "staged encounter". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Well, it was supposed to be more bombings.... but western tech is tough; https://gfycat.com/PlaintiveObedientFlounder |
| Posted by: Angomotch Craitch2816 2016-08-10 13:01 |