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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks

A demonstration in Lahore against former Bharatiya Janata party spokeswoman Nupur Sharma over her remarks on the prophet Muhammad
A demonstration in Lahore against former BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma over her remarks on the prophet Muhammad. Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

Al-Qaida in the Indian subcontinent has said it plans to carry out suicide bombings in revenge for the “insulting and slandering” remarks made by leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party about the prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha.

The Indian news agency ANI has reported that in a letter dated 6 June, AQIS – the regional branch of al-Qaida – warned that Hindu nationalist “terrorists should now await their end in Delhi and Bombay and in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat”.

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