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| India-Pakistan |
| Terrorists directed to target one politician every day |
| 2002-08-04 |
| In a bid to sabotage the coming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan-based militant groups have directed their cadres in the state to target one politician every day. Intercepts suggesting an increase in violence were being received on a daily basis but after the announcement of polls schedule on Saturday, security agencies stumbled upon an intercept which directed militants to target one politician every day. Efforts were on to assess the threat perception of ruling National Conference workers, who were falling prey to militant violence. The sources said that several militant organisations including Lashker-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed had directed their cadres to carry out blasts at offices of various political parties. If there weren't so many dead bodies involved, it would be amusing that the Bad Guys are using the two groups in J & K made up mostly of foreigners to express the local populace's disapproval of the elections. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |