Al-Qaeda threatens suicide bomb attacks over sacked BJP leaders’ remarks on Prophet
- The terror outfit said that the sacked BJP leader "insulted and slandered" the Prophet
- The letter claimed that the "hearts of Muslims are bleeding and are filled with feelings of revenge"
- The threat statement also mentioned "Hindutva terrorists occupying India"
Terror outfit Al-Qaeda in the Subcontinent (AQIS) reportedly threatened suicide attacks in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Delhi to “fight for the dignity of Prophet” amid brewing controversy over the remarks made by BJP leaders on the founder of Islam.
News agency ANI reported that AQIS, in a threat letter dated June 6, warned that “saffron terrorists should now await their end in Delhi and Bombay and in UP and Gujarat”.
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“They shall find refuge neither in their homes nor in their fortified army cantonments. May our mothers be bereaved of us if we do not avenge our beloved Prophet.”
In an apparent reference to the controversial remarks of a BJP spokesperson, against whom the party has taken action, the terror outfit said that she “insulted and slandered” the Prophet and his wife in the “most vile and evil manner on an Indian TV channel.”
The letter claimed that the “hearts of Muslims all over the world are bleeding and are filled with feelings of revenge and retribution.”
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“We shall kill those who affront our Prophet and we shall bind explosives with our bodies and the bodies of our children to blow away the ranks of those who dare to dishonor our Prophet… [They] shall find no amnesty or clemency, no peace and security will save them and this matter will not close with any words of condemnation or sorrow,” it added.
Meanwhile, the threat statement also mentioned “Hindutva terrorists occupying India” and said “we shall fight for the dignity of our Prophet, we shall urge others to fight and die for the honour of our Prophet.”
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