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January 19, 2011 Special Dispatch No. 3520

Indian Website: Lashkar-e-Taiba Now Relying on Members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh for Its Terror Operations in India

January 19, 2011
Pakistan, , Bangladesh, India, Bangladesh | Special Dispatch No. 3520

A recent report on an Indian website examined attempts by the Pakistani jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba to use Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to carry out terror activities inside India.

The report, titled "Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh: Lashkar's New Cat's Paw against India," on rediff.com, noted that Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has so far relied on the Harkat ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) for its operations in India, is now using JMB as the members of HuJI are already on the watch of Indian security agencies.

The report quoted Indian intelligence officials as saying: "The Lashkar-e-Taiba wants the HuJI to be functional, but would prefer it to focus more on India's northeast where separatist movements are looking for help from extremists."...

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