GUWAHATI: A little-known Islamic group claimed responsibility in a text message to a news channel Friday for serial blasts in India’s Assam that claimed 76 lives on Thursday, police said. The group, identifying itself as the ‘Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahideen’, warned such attacks would continue in the Assam state, police said.
“The Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen takes the responsibility for yesterday's blasts,” said the text message sent to the Newslive television network in Assam. "We warn all of Assam and India for situations like this in the future and we thank all our holy members and partners," added the message.
A police spokesman said the group was believed to have come into existence in 2000 in western Assam, where tribal Bodo militants are campaigning against Muslim settlers from nearby Bangladesh. The group has not been active recently in Assam, where more than a dozen militant groups are campaigning for demands ranging from independence to greater autonomy. Read more ...
Source: Daily Times
Muslims Against Sharia unequivocally condemn Assam bombings. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of these atrocities. Our condolences to the friends and loved ones. May the perpetrators and their accomplices be swiftly brought to justice.
“The Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen takes the responsibility for yesterday's blasts,” said the text message sent to the Newslive television network in Assam. "We warn all of Assam and India for situations like this in the future and we thank all our holy members and partners," added the message.
A police spokesman said the group was believed to have come into existence in 2000 in western Assam, where tribal Bodo militants are campaigning against Muslim settlers from nearby Bangladesh. The group has not been active recently in Assam, where more than a dozen militant groups are campaigning for demands ranging from independence to greater autonomy. Read more ...
Source: Daily Times
Muslims Against Sharia unequivocally condemn Assam bombings. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of these atrocities. Our condolences to the friends and loved ones. May the perpetrators and their accomplices be swiftly brought to justice.