Pakistani Taliban threaten to target India after execution of Mumbai attacker

Source: CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — The Pakistani Taliban vowed Thursday to carry out attacks against India to avenge the death of a man executed by Indian authorities for his role in the 2008 terrorist assault on Mumbai.

Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was hanged Wednesday in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai. He was the lone surviving gunman from the attacks in India’s financial capital in November 2008 that killed more than 160 people.

Ihsanullah Ihsan, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said the militant group would conduct various attacks in India in response to the execution. He didn’t provide further details. Read more

Categories: Asia, India, Pakistan, Terrorism

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  1. These people are among the lowest of the low as described in Surah Al Teen.They are disgraceful to Islam.May Allah have mercy on them and direct their hearts towards accepting the Mahdi, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(a.s). Amin.

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