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| Nasir can help unravel HuJI network: sleuths |
| 2008-01-29 |
| India’s intelligence services believe a Karnataka resident held earlier this month on car theft charges could help unravel a Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami network thought to be responsible for a string of terrorist bombings that claimed over a 100 lives across the country in 2005-2006. Sources associated with the interrogation of Hyderabad-born Ziauddin Nasir said evidence has emerged that he trained with a Pakistan-based HuJI cell responsible for strikes in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for six months, before returning to India through Bangladesh in August, 2007. Among other things, investigators hope to establish whether the head of the cell, Mohammad Abdul Shahid, is still alive or whether unconfirmed rumours that he was eliminated in an August 2007 shootout in Karachi are correct. Operating under the alias ‘Bilal,’ one-time Hyderabad resident Shahid is wanted by Interpol for several bombings, including a May attack on the city’s Mecca Masjid. Investigators also hope to learn more about the whereabouts of Shahid’s Lahore-based second-in-command Mohammad Amjad, who like him is a one-time Hyderabad resident. |
| Posted by:Fred |