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August - 1 
Times of India reports that Thambi Anna alias Thambi Ilamkathir alias Daniel, a key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) procurement agent who was arrested in Chennai by the Tamil Nadu Police on July 30, had come to recruit more suppliers for his
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Times of India reports that Thambi Anna alias Thambi Ilamkathir alias Daniel, a key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) procurement agent who was arrested in Chennai by the Tamil Nadu Police on July 30, had come to recruit more suppliers for his network. According to police sources, Thambi Anna was a close associate of Soosai, the head of Sea Tigers (sea wing of the LTTE). “Thambi Anna was appointed chief of a procurement module in 2006 by Soosai. He has been coordinating all major smuggling operations between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka since then,” an unnamed senior police official said. He had so far managed to conduct the LTTE operations without ever visiting Tamil Nadu and was probably arrested on his first visit to the State. “We are intercepting their consignments almost every day. This has significantly reduced the LTTE’s supplies. As they can’t afford to let this situation continue, there may have been pressure on him to boost the supply mechanism,” another unnamed official said. “In a sign of their desperation, a group of suspected LTTE men intercepted by the police even asked the cops to shoot them, but to allow the consignment to go. That shows how desperate they are to get things across the sea,” the official said.
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August - 2 
On August 2, immigration officials at the Mumbai International Airport detained a passenger in connection with a blast in the Judicial Magistrate First Class court in Hubli in Karnataka in May 2008, reports Times of India. The passenger Iqbal Shaukat
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On August 2, immigration officials at the Mumbai International Airport detained a passenger in connection with a blast in the Judicial Magistrate First Class court in Hubli in Karnataka in May 2008, reports Times of India. The passenger Iqbal Shaukat Ali is alleged to be a Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist. A resident of Belgaum in Karnataka, Ali had fled to Sharjah soon after his name emerged as one of the major suspects in the blast. Subsequently, he was remanded to four days of police custody.
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August - 3 
On August 3, another live bomb was found in the Atwalines area of Surat, taking the total number of explosive devices detected in the city to 24, reports PTI. The bomb was found inside a bag near a bus-stand adjacent to the municipal garden and was d
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On August 3, another live bomb was found in the Atwalines area of Surat, taking the total number of explosive devices detected in the city to 24, reports PTI. The bomb was found inside a bag near a bus-stand adjacent to the municipal garden and was defused by the bomb disposal squad.
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On August 3, the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit concluded in Colombo. The Summit in its concluding session adopted the Colombo Declaration, titled "Partnership for growth of our people," which dwelt at length on
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On August 3, the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit concluded in Colombo. The Summit in its concluding session adopted the Colombo Declaration, titled "Partnership for growth of our people," which dwelt at length on terrorism and issues such as trade promotion and measures to face the challenges posed by climate change, reports The Hindu. The declaration expressed deep concern over the serious threat posed by terrorism to the peace, stability and security of the region and emphasised the need for the "strongest possible cooperation" in fighting terror and trans-national organised crime, especially in the area of information exchange. The SAARC leaders reiterated their commitment to strengthening the "legal regime against terrorism" by implementing all international conventions relating to combating terrorism to which the member-states are parties, as well as the SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism and the Additional Protocol to the SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism. The Declaration further said the leaders recognised the growing linkage between terrorism and illegal trafficking in narcotic and psychotropic substances, humans and firearms and stressed the need to address the problem in a comprehensive manner.
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Police in Ramanathapuram arrested one more suspected militant of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on August 3 in connection with the seizure of Global Positioning System and other electronic material at Uppur near Ramanathapuram recently.
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Police in Ramanathapuram arrested one more suspected militant of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on August 3 in connection with the seizure of Global Positioning System and other electronic material at Uppur near Ramanathapuram recently. K.A. Senthil Velan, Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu that the police team arrested Krishna Neethan alias Nixon, son of Sivasekaran of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, at the Ramanathapuram bus stand.
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Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is looking for an opportunity to push nearly 800 militants into India and vigil has been further intensified at the country's frontiers to prevent it, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General A. K. Mit
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Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is looking for an opportunity to push nearly 800 militants into India and vigil has been further intensified at the country's frontiers to prevent it, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General A. K. Mitra said in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on August 4, Rediff reported. "We have received information that nearly 800 militants are waiting to cross over to India at the borders and the ISI is looking for an opportunity to push them into the country," Mitra told reporters. "The wired fencing at border areas is being further strengthened. Besides, infiltration has been effectively checked with the help of modern techniques," he added.
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The Hindu quoting Army Intelligence reports that West Bengal is being increasingly used as a transit route by operatives of militant outfits entering into India through the borders with Bangladesh and Nepal. The report further said that the number of
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The Hindu quoting Army Intelligence reports that West Bengal is being increasingly used as a transit route by operatives of militant outfits entering into India through the borders with Bangladesh and Nepal. The report further said that the number of sleeper cells in its districts adjoining the State’s borders with these two countries has risen the past years. These cells work for various militant outfits and facilitate the entry of militants into the country. Some of this information related to the movement of militants was exchanged with the civil administration at a civil-military liaison meet held in Kolkata last week.
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A specially-designated tribunal on August 5 lifted the ban imposed by the Union Government on the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports PTI. Justice Geeta Mittal of the Delhi High Court, who headed the tribunal, held th
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A specially-designated tribunal on August 5 lifted the ban imposed by the Union Government on the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reports PTI. Justice Geeta Mittal of the Delhi High Court, who headed the tribunal, held that there was no new evidence submitted by the Government against the SIMI to justify the extension of the ban. A senior law officer said that the Government only came out with the evidence of the Malegaon blasts in Maharashtra in 2006 to show the complicity of the organisation in unlawful activities which was not sufficient to come out with the notification to ban it. However, the Union Home Ministry (MHA) said it will challenge the order of the tribunal which lifted the ban. A MHA spokesperson said, "The ministry will examine the order of the specially-designated tribunal in detail and take remedial action on a priority basis."
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August - 5 
The Anti-Terrorist Cell (ATC) attached to the Belgaum district Police Department arrested three suspected cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on August 5, reports New Indian Express. They were identified as Naveed Khaji and Ansar
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The Anti-Terrorist Cell (ATC) attached to the Belgaum district Police Department arrested three suspected cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on August 5, reports New Indian Express. They were identified as Naveed Khaji and Ansar Nizami, both from Malmaruti area, and Sadiq Mulla of Azad Nagar. The arrest took place on the basis of information given by suspected SIMI cadres Tanveer Mulla and Iqbal Jakati, who were arrested recently. With the arrest of these three, the number of arrested suspected SIMI activists in the district rose to 11.
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two Sri Lankan youths, part of a procurement module of the LTTE, were arrested on August 5 and materials used for making explosives were seized from them, a police press release in Chennai said on August 7. Acting on a tip-off, 'Q' branch police arre
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two Sri Lankan youths, part of a procurement module of the LTTE, were arrested on August 5 and materials used for making explosives were seized from them, a police press release in Chennai said on August 7. Acting on a tip-off, 'Q' branch police arrested Uma Ramanan and Amalan, both hailing from Jaffna, and recovered 1.5-kg of potassium nitrate powder used in making explosives, a solar light and a few spark plugs and wires from their possession. A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, Selvakumar was also arrested from suburban Keelkattalai area in Chennai on the same day on charges of trying to supply electronic and communication gadget to the banned outfit. Their arrest was the latest in a series of arrests of LTTE cadres, including its procurement wing chief Thampanai alias Daniel, and Sri Lankan nationals besides local associates in the past few weeks in the State.
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August - 6 
IANS reports that two more cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), identified as K. Uma Ramanan and A. Amalan, who hail from Jaffna in Sri Lanka, were arrested on August 6 in capital Chennai. Police said the duo was in possession of an
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IANS reports that two more cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), identified as K. Uma Ramanan and A. Amalan, who hail from Jaffna in Sri Lanka, were arrested on August 6 in capital Chennai. Police said the duo was in possession of an unspecified quantity of ammonium nitrate besides cables and detonators. With these arrests the total number of LTTE militants arrested in the past week has increased to 10.
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August - 6 
Police recovered four bags, each containing 25-kilograms of explosives, including ammonium nitrate and a 100-metre safety fuse wire, from the house of a contractor near Paderu in the Visakhapatnam district on August 6, reports New Indian Express. Acc
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Police recovered four bags, each containing 25-kilograms of explosives, including ammonium nitrate and a 100-metre safety fuse wire, from the house of a contractor near Paderu in the Visakhapatnam district on August 6, reports New Indian Express. According to police sources, Rama Satyam, a Roads and Building contractor of Narsipatnam, had stored four bags of explosives in a house and managed to escape before the raid.
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August - 6 
The Supreme Court on August 6 stayed the order by the Special Tribunal quashing the Union Government’s February 7, 2008 notification declaring the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) an unlawful organisation, reports The Hindu. A Bench of the S
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The Supreme Court on August 6 stayed the order by the Special Tribunal quashing the Union Government’s February 7, 2008 notification declaring the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) an unlawful organisation, reports The Hindu. A Bench of the Supreme Court stayed the order on a mention made by Additional Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam about the Union Government filing a special leave petition against the lifting of the ban. The Bench, consisting of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice A.K. Mathur, ordered notice to the SIMI seeking its response in three weeks. In his petition, Subramaniam said the tribunal, in its 264-page order passed on August 5, did not express anything on the merits of the case though the Government had provided Intelligence Bureau reports pointing to the involvement of SIMI members in terrorist activities. He said the tribunal had done something above the law and if the order was not stayed, it would result in serious consequences.
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August - 7 
Indian Express reports that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to send details of the criminal cases pending against the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and its activists. Police headquarters in
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Indian Express reports that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to send details of the criminal cases pending against the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and its activists. Police headquarters in State capital Lucknow said that it has received a letter in this regard. The Office of the Director General of Police (DGP) has, consequently, started compiling the details of the recent cases against the SIMI. The cases include the arrest of four members of a family for their alleged involvement in the fidayeen (suicide) attack on the Ram Janmabhoomi complex at Ayodhya on July 5, 2005. The arrest of SIMI chief, Dr Shahid Badr Falahi, along with seven others, for making an inflammatory speech at the Sir Syed Girls College ground in Bahraich in 2001 is another case that has been compiled by the DGP office.
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On August 7, the Border security Force (BSF) arrested three Bangladeshi nationals while they were trying to cross over into India, from Doulatpur border in the Baisnabnagar area of Malda district reports Telegraph. Three mobile phones, US $16,000, IN
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On August 7, the Border security Force (BSF) arrested three Bangladeshi nationals while they were trying to cross over into India, from Doulatpur border in the Baisnabnagar area of Malda district reports Telegraph. Three mobile phones, US $16,000, INR 16,000 and maps of different parts of India were seized from them. Intelligence officials suspect that Md Dulal, Md Hasu and Md Altaf hailing from Habiganj district, could be the members of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B). The arrested persons in the age group of 20-25 were handed over to police on August 8 and later produced in the court, which remanded them to police custody for nine days.
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Six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and one of their accomplices were arrested from Nagatchi in the Ramanathapuram district on August 7 in connection with the seizure of 26 acid cans at Durgah Valasai in Rameswaram on July 30, polic
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Six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and one of their accomplices were arrested from Nagatchi in the Ramanathapuram district on August 7 in connection with the seizure of 26 acid cans at Durgah Valasai in Rameswaram on July 30, police said, according to PTI. They were identified as Kirubakaran, Jagan alias Deepan, Premkumar, Viji, Subasiddhan alias Siva and Sasi alias Sasikumar and their accomplice Muniasamy. The Police also seized two outboard motors stolen by them at Athiaman in Rameswaram.
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August - 8 
On August 8, the All India Minority Front said it had evidence that the Students Islamic of Movement of India (SIMI) had links with terror outfits in Pakistan, reports New Indian Express. The Front national president S.M. Asif told reporters, "We hav
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On August 8, the All India Minority Front said it had evidence that the Students Islamic of Movement of India (SIMI) had links with terror outfits in Pakistan, reports New Indian Express. The Front national president S.M. Asif told reporters, "We have evidence of SIMI's links with Pakistani terror outfits and are ready to provide it to the central government provided we are assured security." "We have spoken to various Muslim people who have proof in this regard but they fear for their lives", he added. He further said, "We want SIMI should be banned and punished. The minorities in the country are opposed to all sorts of militancy. Even then Muslims suffer whenever there is any terror attack in the country."
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August - 9 
IANS reports that at least six suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were arrested in a south-eastern suburb of the capital Chennai on August 9, the police said. A number of fake number plates and other materials were seized fro
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IANS reports that at least six suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were arrested in a south-eastern suburb of the capital Chennai on August 9, the police said. A number of fake number plates and other materials were seized from the suspects.
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August - 11 
On April 11, three persons were injured when two bombs exploded in quick succession near the Alipurduar rail station, reports Telegraph. The first explosion took place around 7.30 in the evening, opposite side of a petrol pump injuring a civilian. T
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On April 11, three persons were injured when two bombs exploded in quick succession near the Alipurduar rail station, reports Telegraph. The first explosion took place around 7.30 in the evening, opposite side of a petrol pump injuring a civilian. Two minutes later, the other blast occurred near Damanpur Hat, 500 metres away from the site of the first explosion. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. Additional superintendent of police Sabyosachi Raman Mishra said, “The explosions were not very powerful and I think they were locally made. We have started investigation.”
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August - 11 
On August 11, the Roorkee police arrested a 38-year old agent of the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from Piran Kaliyar, a popular Islamic pilgrimage spot, reports Statesman. Police sources said that Moh
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On August 11, the Roorkee police arrested a 38-year old agent of the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from Piran Kaliyar, a popular Islamic pilgrimage spot, reports Statesman. Police sources said that Mohammed Afzal Pradhan has been active in the area for the past several months, and helped run an ISI-backed fake currency racket in the country. Police found four fake passports, including a Pakistani one, fake currency notes, some Pakistani currency, some contraband substances, and drugs in his possession. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police of Hardwar, V Muruguran, Mohammed Afzal Pradhan is a resident of Mumbai who had been working under another ISI agent Jatah alias Bilal, wanted by the police for running the fake currency racket. On his directions, Pradhan ran this racket in metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Lucknow and Hyderabad and had been sent to Uttarakhand some four months back.
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August - 12 
On August 12 night, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an agent of the Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Mohammad Masroor alias Manzoor Ansari and a Jamiat-ul-Mu
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On August 12 night, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an agent of the Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Mohammad Masroor alias Manzoor Ansari and a Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) terrorist, Fayyaz Ahmed Mir, from Bahraich and Ghaziabad respectively. The arrested persons belong to Karachi and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan, reports The Hindu. The Additional Director General of Police, Brij Lal, told reporters that Masroor was living in the Charbagh area of Lucknow under an assumed name of Ramesh Chaudhary and was working in a showroom. Documents pertaining to Indian Army, a photograph of Ordnance Factory, Kanpur, a map of Cantonment area, tickets, pocket diary, mobile phone, driving licence and ration card were seized from him. The JuM terrorist, Fayyaz Ahmed, had entered India via Nepal on August 5, 2008 and was in touch with the commander of the outfit, General Abdullah. Interrogations revealed that he had been assigned the job of committing a terrorist act along with some other Pakistani nationals, Lal said.
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August - 12 
The National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan confirmed the unearthing of 800 terror cells operating with external support by intelligence agencies, reports Economic Times. In an interview with a newspaper from Singapore, he indicated that several of
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The National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan confirmed the unearthing of 800 terror cells operating with external support by intelligence agencies, reports Economic Times. In an interview with a newspaper from Singapore, he indicated that several of these modules are "not entirely foreign." He said, "Clearly, there is some kind of organisation we have to find out if that organisation is localised or there is an external group or module operating," "We are concerned that there is a great deal of external inspiration and support, we are also concerned and are looking at a mastermind within the country", he added.
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August - 14 
On August 14, an activist of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was arrested in Bharuch in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, reports Economic Times. The arrested SIMI cadre Mohammad Sajid Mansori is suspected to ha
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On August 14, an activist of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was arrested in Bharuch in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, reports Economic Times. The arrested SIMI cadre Mohammad Sajid Mansori is suspected to have been part of the conspiracy to carry out the nine blasts across the Gujarat capital.
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August - 16 
On August 16, the Gujarat Police announced the arrest of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Abul Bashar Qasmi, who allegedly was the mastermind behind the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, reports The Hindu. Gujarat Director-General
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On August 16, the Gujarat Police announced the arrest of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Abul Bashar Qasmi, who allegedly was the mastermind behind the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, reports The Hindu. Gujarat Director-General of Police P.C. Pandey said Qasmi was arrested from a village in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh (UP) by a joint team of the UP and Gujarat Police. The Gujarat police also said with this arrest they had unravelled the conspiracy that led to the bombings. Before Qasmi’s arrest, nine SIMI cadres were arrested from Ahmedabad and Vadodara. “We now have the entire details of how and where the plans for the Ahmedabad blasts were chalked out, who were the people involved and how the entire plan was operationalised,” the DGP said. He also claimed that the same group was involved in planting bombs in Surat.
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August - 17 
On August 17, Police in Indore arrested a suspected activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, reports Indian Express. The arrest followed a tip off provided by the G
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On August 17, Police in Indore arrested a suspected activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in connection with the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26, reports Indian Express. The arrest followed a tip off provided by the Gujarat Police. Nine persons arrested by the Gujarat Police on August 16 for their alleged involvement in the blasts had disclosed that the explosives used in the blasts were sent from Madhya Pradesh.
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August - 17 
On August 17, three persons were arrested in Bharuch for renting a house to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Sajid Mansuri, who allegedly played a key role in the July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts, reports Sify. Mansuri had taken
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On August 17, three persons were arrested in Bharuch for renting a house to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Sajid Mansuri, who allegedly played a key role in the July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts, reports Sify. Mansuri had taken the house on rent from Saeed Hayat at Lukman society in Bharuch. Hayat had the power of attorney over the house that belonged to a London-based non-resident Indian. Two persons, Yusuf Patel and Maqbul Patel, had recommended the name of Sajid Mansuri to Saeed Hayat.
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August - 18 
On September 19, Gujarat Police arrested two suspected terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to The Hindu. Firaq Ansari was arrested from Ahmedabad and Kari Musiddul was arrested from a Madrassa (seminary) at Tarkeshwar near Su
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On September 19, Gujarat Police arrested two suspected terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to The Hindu. Firaq Ansari was arrested from Ahmedabad and Kari Musiddul was arrested from a Madrassa (seminary) at Tarkeshwar near Surat. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ahmedabad), Manoj Shashidhar, informed that the latest arrests followed the arrest of two LeT terrorists on September 18, who revealed that about 20 youths from Gujarat had gone for terrorist training to Pakistan and that most of them returned after completing their training and fanned out to different parts of India.
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August - 19 
A team of the Gujarat ATS arrested dentist Mohammed Salim Honali (31) from Bijapur in Karnataka on August 19. Honali used to work with the MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre at the Azam Campus in Pune till May 2008 before h
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A team of the Gujarat ATS arrested dentist Mohammed Salim Honali (31) from Bijapur in Karnataka on August 19. Honali used to work with the MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre at the Azam Campus in Pune till May 2008 before he was laid off. ATS officials suspect that Honali not only had a significant role in the recent Ahmedabad blasts but was also brainwashing other youth to bring them into the radical fold. ATS officials said jihadi literature was recovered from all four suspects.
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August - 19 
Police sources in Gujarat claimed that the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Abul Bashar Qasmi who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh on August 16 for his involvement in the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad has "confessed" to his and his t
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Police sources in Gujarat claimed that the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Abul Bashar Qasmi who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh on August 16 for his involvement in the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad has "confessed" to his and his team’s involvement in the attack, reports The Hindu. According to Abhay Chudasma, Joint Commissioner of Police (Ahmedabad Crime Branch), Qasmi also confirmed the role of Sajid Mansuri, another arrested senior SIMI member, in the blasts. "We are questioning him on the details of other locals involved in the terror attack", Chudasma said. Police also suspect Qasmi and Sajid’s involvement in the Jaipur blasts. "We are still questioning Qasmi on the Jaipur link", Chudasma added. The police said Qasmi had taken over charge of the SIMI national network after the arrest of its leader Safdar Nagori and his brother Karimuddin Nagori in Indore in Madhya Pradesh in March 2008. Safdar and Karimuddin had originally planned the execution of the Ahmedabad blasts and to carry out bombings in Surat too.
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August - 20 
Following information given by the arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, Usman Agarbattiwala, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has recovered two pistols, a pipe bomb, balloons and 19 CDs and DVDs containing speeches of Osama bin Laden a
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Following information given by the arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, Usman Agarbattiwala, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has recovered two pistols, a pipe bomb, balloons and 19 CDs and DVDs containing speeches of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders, laptops and hard drives from different places in the city, reports Indian Express. Usman Agarbattiwala was one of the 10 SIMI members arrested for their alleged involvement in the Ahmedabad serial blasts.
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August - 20 
On August 20, replying to the debate in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) State Legislative Assembly on terrorist activities and the role of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the recent serial bomb blasts, the State Parliamentary Affairs M
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On August 20, replying to the debate in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) State Legislative Assembly on terrorist activities and the role of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the recent serial bomb blasts, the State Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Lalji Verma, said that since 2003 no activity of SIMI has been witnessed in Uttar Pradesh. He further said between 1998 and 2003, 65 cases had been registered against SIMI activists in the State, reports The Hindu. Rejecting the charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party that the UP Police and its security and intelligence agencies were inefficient in containing the menace, Minister Verma said the security and intelligence units in 34 sensitive districts and on the State’s border has been upgraded.
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August - 20 
The Union Government on August 20 filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court, citing the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres in the recent bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, reports The Hindu. In its affidavit, the
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The Union Government on August 20 filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court, citing the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres in the recent bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, reports The Hindu. In its affidavit, the Government said investigations revealed that the accused in the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and Surat on July 26 were members of the SIMI. Annexing the depositions made by witnesses, the Government further said intelligence sources and secret surveillance by the Police made it clear that the accused had nexus with international terrorist outfits. Further, these persons were persistently involved in more than one offence or other unlawful activities and the nature of activities indulged in by the outfit would show secessionist tendencies and the potential damage to the secular fabric of society. Annexing a list of over 350 terrorist-related cases registered in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal since 2001 and the arrest of over 1,400 SIMI cadres, the Centre said that despite the ban, the outfit had continued with its activities and managed to keep its network alive clandestinely. The organisation was revived through the front outfits, Tahreek-e-Ehyaa-e-Ummat, Tehreek-Talaba-e-Arabia, Tehrik Tahaffuz-e-Sha`aire Islam and Wahadat-e-Islami. The Centre said the confessional statements of some of the accused revealed that SIMI cadres had secret meetings to mobilise Muslim youth to spread jihad in the entire Indian subcontinent especially in Gujarat, and that they had planned to wage a war against India by indoctrinating and training Muslim youth in the use of arms and ammunition. The court on August 6 stayed an order passed by the Special Tribunal, set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, quashing the Centre’s February 7 notification banning the SIMI. As the tribunal order has been stayed for three weeks, the matter is listed for further hearing on August 25.
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August - 21 
IANS reports that two persons were arrested on August 21 for alleged possession of 1100 detonators and 100 kilograms of commercial explosive Ammonium Nitrate. Police officer L.R. Bhasker said, "Jitendra Kumar alias Babloo and Amresh Patel were arrest
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IANS reports that two persons were arrested on August 21 for alleged possession of 1100 detonators and 100 kilograms of commercial explosive Ammonium Nitrate. Police officer L.R. Bhasker said, "Jitendra Kumar alias Babloo and Amresh Patel were arrested from the Ahrohra in Mirzapur district, about 300 km from Lucknow… We cannot rule out the possibility of their involvement with Naxalites (Left-wing extremists)."
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August - 21 
The Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai and Gujarat Police have arrested two more activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including a dentist, from Pune (Maharashtra) and Bijapur (in Karnataka) in connection with the July 26
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The Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai and Gujarat Police have arrested two more activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including a dentist, from Pune (Maharashtra) and Bijapur (in Karnataka) in connection with the July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts, reports DNA. On August 21-morning, officials of the Mumbai ATS arrested Feroz Mehboob Pathan (32), a suspected to SIMI member and part of the recently neutralised sleeper module of the outfit, from the Ghorpade Peth area of Pune. Two others were detained but not arrested.
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August - 21 
The CNN-IBN, quoting Mumbai Police sources, reported that the July 11, 2006 explosions targeting the railway networks in Mumbai had links with the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. Unnamed officials said that the train attacks were fun
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The CNN-IBN, quoting Mumbai Police sources, reported that the July 11, 2006 explosions targeting the railway networks in Mumbai had links with the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. Unnamed officials said that the train attacks were funded by al Qaeda and carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). They also said Mohammad Atta, leader of the al Qaeda group that carried out the 9/11 operation, trained with at least three of the men involved in the Mumbai bombings in year 2000.
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August - 21 
The Hindu reports that the Maharashtra Police have arrested a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Karimullah Khan Osan Khan, at Nallasopara, a Mumbai suburb. Joint Commissioner (Crime), Rakesh Maria, told journalists that Khan (46) was
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The Hindu reports that the Maharashtra Police have arrested a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Karimullah Khan Osan Khan, at Nallasopara, a Mumbai suburb. Joint Commissioner (Crime), Rakesh Maria, told journalists that Khan (46) was a declared absconder and a red corner notice was issued against him in 1995. The Central Bureau of Investigation had announced a reward of INR 500000 for information on him. Maria said Khan was a close confidant of a blast convict, the late Ejaz Pathan, and was instrumental in overseeing the landing of RDX and other ammunition on the Shekhadi coast in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.
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August - 22 
A trilateral agreement on Suspension of Operation between the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), Union Government and Manipur Government was signed in New Delhi on August 22, reports Imphal Free Press. The KNO is a conglomeration of 11 Kuki militant o
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A trilateral agreement on Suspension of Operation between the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), Union Government and Manipur Government was signed in New Delhi on August 22, reports Imphal Free Press. The KNO is a conglomeration of 11 Kuki militant outfits.
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August - 22 
Mumbai Police sources quoting information provided by Karimulla Khan Osan Khan, the arrested a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case said that fugitive underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his relatives and other associates living in Pakis
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Mumbai Police sources quoting information provided by Karimulla Khan Osan Khan, the arrested a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case said that fugitive underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his relatives and other associates living in Pakistan. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Deven Bharti told "According to Khan, many of the absconding accused in the blasts case are living in Pakistan where they have been given various jobs." Dawood, who has stakes in many businesses in Karachi and lives in the city, is allegedly involved in construction projects across Pakistan, Bharti said. Dawood is allegedly protected at his Karachi residence by former Pakistani armed forces personnel and Khan has claimed that he had seen the gangster meet with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials at his Karachi residence. India has sought the custody of Dawood, designated a global terrorist by the United States, but Pakistan has consistently denied the gangster's presence in the country.
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August - 23 
On August 23, the 'Indian Mujahideen', which had claimed responsibility for the recent serial explosions in Gujarat, sent a mail to TV channels with photographs of cars claimed to have been used in the attacks on two hospitals in Ahmedabad, reports T
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On August 23, the 'Indian Mujahideen', which had claimed responsibility for the recent serial explosions in Gujarat, sent a mail to TV channels with photographs of cars claimed to have been used in the attacks on two hospitals in Ahmedabad, reports Times of India. Claiming that not a single Indian Mujahideen cadre involved in the blasts have been arrested so far the outfit threatened to widen the arc of its attacks. “The Indian Mujahideen on its full authority declares that by the Grace of Allah not even a single mujahid from our ranks who played even a minute role in the blasts, have been arrested to date. We are completely safe”, the mail said.
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August - 24 
Times of India reports that on August 24 the Rajasthan Police with the assistance of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Shahbaz Hussain, a resident of the Maulviganj area of capital Lucknow, for his suspected involvem
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Times of India reports that on August 24 the Rajasthan Police with the assistance of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Shahbaz Hussain, a resident of the Maulviganj area of capital Lucknow, for his suspected involvement in the May 13 terrorist attack in Jaipur that killed 68 persons and left over 200 injured. A. K. Jain, the Additional Director General of Police (Crime) and chief of the Special Investigation Team in Rajasthan said, "Shahbaz was a key player in planting the bombs in Jaipur as he was instrumental in mobilising resources as well as selecting the team, which executed the blasts." Police sources said that 25-year old Shahbaz, a diploma holder in mass communications and owner of a cyber cafe in Maulviganj, was a key aide of Sajid Mansoori who reportedly masterminded the Jaipur blasts.
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August - 25 
On August 25-night, Rajasthan Police arrested seven persons from Kota district for their involvement in the May 13 explosions in Jaipur, reports Indian Express. Police sources also said that the suspected mastermind behind the explosions, Shahbaz Hus
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On August 25-night, Rajasthan Police arrested seven persons from Kota district for their involvement in the May 13 explosions in Jaipur, reports Indian Express. Police sources also said that the suspected mastermind behind the explosions, Shahbaz Hussain, who has since been arrested and remanded to 10 days Police custody held three terror camps in Nanta of Kota district between November 2007 and January 2008, along with other Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists, Mufti Abu Bashir and Sajid Mansuri.
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August - 25 
The Hindu reports that the Union Government is planning to set up 20 counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism jungle warfare training schools in an attempt to give police, security personnel and special forces an edge in fighting terrorism and Naxalite
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The Hindu reports that the Union Government is planning to set up 20 counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism jungle warfare training schools in an attempt to give police, security personnel and special forces an edge in fighting terrorism and Naxalite (left-wing extremism) violence. A spokesperson of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in New Delhi on August 25, "All the 20 schools will become functional by 2010-11 and will be set up in five States — Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Assam. We plan to train nearly 15,000 police personnel every year." By the middle of 2009, the MHA hopes to establish eight schools, another eight by 2009-10 and the remaining four by 2010-11. While the five States will acquire land for setting up the schools, the Union Government will provide the trainers, supporting staff, equipment and infrastructure. The Centre will also support the trainers for the first five years.
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August - 25 
The Supreme Court on August 25 extended its stay of a tribunal order quashing the Union Government’s February 7, 2008 notification, which banned the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by six weeks, reports The Hindu. A bench, consisting of Ch
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The Supreme Court on August 25 extended its stay of a tribunal order quashing the Union Government’s February 7, 2008 notification, which banned the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by six weeks, reports The Hindu. A bench, consisting of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam, said, "The matter is important. We are ready to hear it. What we are concerned [with] are the documents and records relevant on the date of the ban notification." Previously, on August 6, the court, acting on the Government’s special leave petition, stayed the tribunal order for three weeks. The bench asked the Union Government to file a synopsis of submissions and other documents.
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August - 26 
A local court in Lucknow on August 26 convicted Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) activist Waliullah in the March 2006 explosions in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh that claimed nearly 70 lives and injured 100 persons, reports The Hindu. The court sentenced
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A local court in Lucknow on August 26 convicted Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) activist Waliullah in the March 2006 explosions in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh that claimed nearly 70 lives and injured 100 persons, reports The Hindu. The court sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment under the Arms and Unlawful Activities Act and also imposed a fine of INR 100,000 on him. He was also awarded three years imprisonment by the court for possessing illegal arms. Both the terms will run concurrently.
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August - 26 
Late on August 26-night, the Gujarat Police arrested Tanveer Pathan alias Sameer, a suspected member of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), from the Mira road area in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the planting of bombs i
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Late on August 26-night, the Gujarat Police arrested Tanveer Pathan alias Sameer, a suspected member of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), from the Mira road area in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the planting of bombs in Surat. Police sources said Pathan's name was revealed during the interrogation of Sajid Mansuri, an accused arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blasts case. An unidentified police officer told Times of India, "Pathan was in touch with several SIMI activists in Pune and we passed on this information to the Gujarat Police. After Pathan's name emerged in the investigation, a team from the Gujarat Police arrived in Mumbai. With the help of the ATS, the Gujarat team caught Pathan."
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August - 28 
Indian intelligence agencies have recently found that the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is importing additional currency-standard printing paper from companies located in London to print and circulate
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Indian intelligence agencies have recently found that the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is importing additional currency-standard printing paper from companies located in London to print and circulate fake Indian currency notes (FICN), reports Times of India. Intelligence officials have pointed out that recent probes done in coordination with their counterparts in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh have revealed that Pakistan has been procuring currency-standard printing paper in huge quantities from London-based companies — much higher than normal requirement of the country for printing its own currency — for diverting it to print FICN. Sources also pointed out that the ISI has been using state air-carrier Pakistan International Airlines to transport counterfeit currency to its conduits in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This was revealed after two Nepali counterfeit currency traffickers who were arrested by Thailand police in October 2007. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that they were working for a prominent Nepali businessman who was the son of a former minister in King Gyanendra's regime. Recent arrests made in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh also pointed to Pakistan's connection in the circulation of FICN.
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August - 29 
Terrorist groups backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could use chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological weapons against India initiating a form of "super terrorism", warns a Union Home Ministry report, PTI reported. With the I
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Terrorist groups backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could use chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological weapons against India initiating a form of "super terrorism", warns a Union Home Ministry report, PTI reported. With the ISI spreading its tentacles in the country from Jammu and Kashmir to the south, the report spoke of active terrorist modules mushrooming in Bihar, Assam and West Bengal where the sleeper cells have been assigned with specific targets. In its section on terrorist groups and weapons of mass destruction, the report said "super terrorism in this perspective can be defined as projected future use of chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological weapons by terrorist groups." The report said Indo-Nepal border in Bihar is being used for smuggling of arms, explosives, fake currency into the country, while the ISI was focusing on Uttar Pradesh to fund seminaries and recruit youngsters for subversive activities. South India too is an important part of the overall ISI game-plan since it is being targeted to recruit unemployed youths, the report stated. The report also mentions that the ISI is attempting to revive militancy in Punjab and form new anti-India groups in the State. While Maharashtra has been a victim of underworld gangs which have strong links with ISI, the report mentions that the ISI was also trying to liaison with the underworld in Gujarat and are using the coastal line for transporting arms and drug running operations. Terrorists may use aircraft, buses or other means which are commonly available to cause heavy casualties without having to go through the "rigorous" process of acquisition of technological capabilities as envisaged for the use of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons, it warns. It also says technology oriented terrorists camps could use explosive laden unarmed aerial vehicles at selected high value targets.
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*Data till , May 08, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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