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attack: Geelani’s brother released Kargil
‘could be’ next target JKLF:
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Dec 13 attack: Geelani’s brother released Srinagar, December 20 Official sources said Mufti Geelani, who was picked up by the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir police from his Baramula house on December 18, was released early today after questioning. The sources said other suspects, who were also taken into custody in connection with the attack, were also released. However, a massive hunt has been launched to nab Tariq, the prime link between Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Gazi Baba and the terrorists involved in planning and executing the attack on Parliament. He had allegedly
arranged meetings between Gazi, Afzal and others involved in the attack. The state police arrested Afzal and two others following a tip-off that they had transported weapons and ammunition used for the attack from here in a truck laden with fruits, last month. Afzal told the Jammu and Kashmir police that a militant, who was killed in the December 13 attack was Mohammad alias Baba, one of the four hijackers of the Indian airlines flight IC-814. Meanwhile, Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which has been blamed for the attack on Parliament, has denied its involvement in the incident, but threatened to carry out “shocking attacks” in major Indian cities to create a situation where the BJP will lose power. The outfit said it is not even remotely involved in the attack. It said in a statement issued to the local newspaper today after a meeting chaired by the commander-in-chief of the
outfit, Abu Hijrat. “Inshah allah (God willing) we will carry out shocking attacks in major India cities so as the BJP will loose power’’, the statement said. “If they do not desist from what it called ugly activities, the retaliatory attacks will create history,” said the statement signed by Abu Hamza, spokesman of the outfit. The spokesman threatened that JeM will intensify its activities in the coming days across Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kargil ‘could be’ next target Jammu, December 20 “After creating trouble in areas like Poonch and Rajouri, the militants were now focussing on Kargil where lately large quantity of explosives have been seized”, the sources said. Giving details of the multi-pronged trouble strategy of the militants, they said besides garnering the support of local Shia population, they were also trying to rope in young elements who could be influenced easily. These militants basically did not indulge in any destruction activities and rather consolidated themselves, thereby making themselves acceptable to locals, the sources said, adding that they were also active in spreading “fanatic religious teachings” in various small madarsas in remote and far-flung villages there. People willing to indulge in militant activities could get a militant anywhere between Rs 75,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh, the sources said, adding that they went back to their native place after a stint of seven to nine months. The militants did not stay for more than a year as there was always a danger of their identity being revealed, the sources said. Though the authorities were busy in countering the strategy, counter operations could not be successful without the support of the locals, they said.
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JKLF: Parliament
attack setback to peace process Srinagar, December 20 “The attack on Parliament House has been carried out by those who do not wish to solve the Kashmir problem peacefully and amicably”, Mr Malik, senior Hurriyat leader, told reporters here yesterday. It has been proven time and again that whenever a mechanism regarding a solution to the Kashmir problem is being talked about, “some people having vested interests” do something abominable which takes us back to square one, he said. He said the attack had hampered the peace process but added that the Hurriyat Conference was not presently involved in any kind of talks. Referring to Pakistan’s offer of a joint investigation into Parliament attack, he said “the Indian Government had to show statesmanship and should accept Pakistan’s offer of a joint investigation”. Asked if Parliament attack came as a setback to the Kashmir cause, Mr Malik said it affected peace talks but not the “freedom struggle of Kashmir”.
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