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LeT, Hizb helped SIMI, IM in carrying out blasts'

Source: CNN IBN New Delhi: The Delhi Police claim to have cracked the serial bomb blast cases, which rocked different parts of the country over the past few months. Joint Commissioner of Police Special Cell, Delhi Police, Karnail Singh said the terror module behind the blasts is a deadly cocktail of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen, Indian Mujahideen and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). "LeT and Hizbul Mujahideen provided support to Indian Mujahideen and SIMI, who were directly involved in carrying out the serial bomb blasts in Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, UP courts and Varanasi," Singh said while addressing the media on Saturday evening in New Delhi. Singh also said that that the terrorist killed by a Special Cell team in New Delhi's Jamia Nagar area on Friday morning as been identified as Atif and he was kingpin of the terror network. "Atif and Junaid planted the bombs in Greater Kailash-i M block Market, Sajid and Zeeshan at Barakhambha Road while

'Delhi bombs brought from K'taka'

Source: CNN IBN New Delhi: The perpetrators of the serial bombings in the capital had brought the bombs from Karnataka before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Delhi Police said Saturday, adding that one live bomb was yet to be recovered. "Mohammed Saif and Sajid went to Karnataka and bought 10 bombs to Delhi by train two or three days before the start of Ramzan. But one bomb was detected to be faulty at the last moment and, therefore, was not planted," Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnail Singh said at a press conference here. He added that bombs were brought here in ready condition and the terrorists here only set the timers. However, Delhi Police are yet to recover the faulty bomb. "They have thrown the faulty bomb in a drain near Batla House (in Jamia Nagar here). Then there is a live bomb somewhere near the Regal cinema hall (in Connaught Place) but we haven't recovered them so far," said a senior police official. Police re

40 killed as blast rips through posh Pak hotel

Source: CNN IBN Islamabad: A deadly suicide attack outside the high-security Marriott Hotel in the heart of Pakistan's capital left at least 40 people dead and hundreds injured. The attack - one of the worst in Pakistan's history - caused a huge explosion outside the five-star hotel where families had gathered to celebrate Iftar - a celebration after a month of Ramzan. A reporter at the scene told CNN that as many as 200 people were feared to be inside the building. Television images showed flames and smoke pouring out of the hotel and bodies being carried away. "The explosion happened as a car reached the barricade outside the hotel," said a senior police official, adding that it appeared to have been a suicide attack. The manager of Marriott Hotel confirmed to newsmen that sniffer dogs detected the bomber but he blew himself up immediately after. The big bang The blast was the biggest to hit Islamabad and destroyed dozens of cars outside and shattered windows and

Another Maoist outfit taking shape in state

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So here we Go one more millitant organisation and fellow Indians in particular and global citizens in general note some more bloodshed and more killings of the peasants in the name of fighting for the peasants. Express News Service 17 Sep 2008 03:02:00 AM IST KOZHIKODE: A splinter group within the Naxalite spectrum has formed a new Maoist outfit- the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI)- , which also upholds the theory of armed struggle. The CPI (Maoist) and the CPIML (Naxalbari) are the two Maoists organisations presently operating in the state. PLFI is the frontal organisation of the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI), a Maoist outfit which has its presence in states like Bihar.A major chunk of the MCCI had merged with the CPI-ML (People’s War) in 2004 to form the CPI (Maoist). But a section in the MCCI stayed away from the merger and continued to operate independently. The PLFI ha

Delhi blasts suspects’ sketches released

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Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, Sept 16: Delhi Police on Tuesday released sketches of key suspects in five bombs that killed 22 people, at three public places in the Capital on Saturday. The police have released five sketches- two of 2 persons each which are suspects in Barakhamba road bombing and one sketch of a suspect in Gaffar market blast. “We are aware of the background of these people but can not reveal it. We request the people to be on the look-out for these people and call us on 1091 with any information. The identity of callers will be kept a secret,” the police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said. "The sketches were drawn with information from witnesses who saw these men either move suspiciously or place suspect-looking bags," Bhagat said. Five persons, including a teenage balloon seller, who saw suspected persons placing packets in the dustbins at Central Park and Barakhamba Road were called to Police H

Terrorism is no crime, it is an act of war

September 16, 2008 Source: rediff Human beings are like limbs of one another, as they are created from the same essence. When one limb is hurt the other limbs cannot be but in pain. You who are indifferent to the suffering of others do not deserve to be called a man. S heikh Sadi, the great Iranian poet, had said this about those who are insensitive to human pain and misery, and I wonder what he would have said about those heartless brutes masquerading as men who by their own hands cause such heart-rending tragedy as we witnessed in Delhi [ Images ] on September 13. India has been a victim of terrorism for the last more than two decades and has suffered more than any other country in terms of loss of precious human lives and property. The proxy war that we have been subjected to has already been discussed in such great details that now it has attained for many people a rote quality. The people and Government of India know, rather the whole world knows who is sponsoring these terro