MUMBAI: Faisal Shaikh (30), arrested in connection with the 7/11 blasts, was shown the clippings of atrocities on Muslims across the world. He was willing to go as 'fidayeen' to Lebanon or Iraq but was instructed to take revenge against atrocities on Muslims in India, an Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officer said. Faisal, a class XI drop-out, was arrested last week by the ATS and is aid to be the Lashkar-e-Taiba's western India commander. "We was asked to retaliate the humiliation and killings of his brothers (Muslims)." The clippings related to Iraq, Lebanon and other cities of Palestine were shown to all the participants in a training camp in Pakistan. Faisal was one of them. Though he offered his 'service' for Lebanon or Iraq, his plea was turned down," an officer from the crime branch unit-II who questioned Faisal said. According to the police, Faisal visited Paksitan's Bulwarah camp twice, first time in 2002 and again in 2004, each time for six months. Faisal would report to LeT's Pakistan commander Azam Chima about new recruits and ensure that he was making good grounds in Mumbai.
The police have seized a cd from Faisal which the police suspect, could provide vital information about LeT's city operations. "The cd has a series of communal riots and atrocities on Muslims." It shows the 9/11 bombing in the US too. Moreover, it also has the clippings of training camps in Pakistan which is shown to other candidates before they leave for training," sources said. The crime branch also seized around 30 cds from Faisal's younger brother, Muzammil Shaikh. The training camp, funded by Lashkar-e-Taiba, is being taken care by one of its hardened commander, Azam Chima.