Somali pirate-LeT tie-up is BIG threat for India
Source: rediff Image: An Al-Shahbab fighter Vicky Nanjappa The coming together of Lashkar-e-Tayiba and southern Somalia-based Al-Shahbab poses new maritime protection issues for India. The interrogation of several pirates who have been nabbed in Indian waters has revealed that the Somalis have been sponsored directly by the deadly Islamic terrorist group Al-Shahbab. Intelligence sources told rediff.com that the Al-Shahbab group has links with the Al Qaeda and carries out the latter's operations. The cadres of this group specialise more on sea and have been using the pirates for their operations. The IB says that every one out of ten attacks is attributed to some terrorist group. India has witnessed at least 200 attacks so far from pirates. The IB believes that the pirates may be collecting logistical data for terrorist groups. They also raise funds for terror outfits through hijacked vessels. The detail that has been most reveal