Al Qaeda Declares jihad on India

Al Qaeda declares war on India, an important US ally.

AL QAEDA HIND DECLARES WAR ON INDIA

Srinagar; 08 June: Renowned Jihadi Group led by Osama Bin Ladin Al-Qaeda today declared Jihad against India (Ailan-e-Jahad-e-Hind). In a statement  Abu Abdul Rahman Ansari who claimed to be the spokesperson of  'Al Qaeda Hind' warned all Mainstream and Separatist political organizations to stop deceiving the people of Kashmir. “With the blessings of Almighty Allah we declare a Jihad against the Indian occupation in Kashmir, and we warn the all political and militant organizations operating in Kashmir, not to mislead Kashmiris”. Srinagar journalists  received the copies of Video CDs in which the Al Qaeda spokesperson disseminated the message.

'Al-Qaeda video' declares jihad on India

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: A video CD sent to the offices of a local news agency yesterday, apparently on behalf of the al-Qaeda terror group, declared holy war on India and named half-a-dozen local leaders on a hit-list.
The VCD showed a lone masked man, who called himself Abu Abdul Rehman Al Ansari and claimed to be the chief of al-Qaeda in India.
“Al-Qaeda today declares ‘jihad’ against India and Jammu and Kashmir shall be the gateway for this jihad,”the speaker said.
Police said they are still examining the video, sent to the local Current News Service, but they have previously denied the existence of al-Qaeda in Jammu and Kashmir.
“It is too early to comment on it. We are examining the CD,” a senior police officer said
In July 2006, after a series of terror blasts in Mumbai, a statement issued to the media had claimed al-Qaeda presence in Kashmir, but the police had then dismissed any such presence, which continues to be their position.