LeT denies it attacked Indian consulate in Afghanistan

Afghan President Karzai had said LeT was responsible for the assault which left two policemen wounded.


Afp May 27, 2014
In this file photo, Afghan military personal take position at the scene of an attack on the Indian consulate in Herat on May 23 ,2014. PHOTO: AFP

SRINAGAR: Banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) denied Monday that it was behind an attack last week on an Indian diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, in a call to AFP.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he had been informed by a Western intelligence agency that LeT was responsible for the assault on the Indian consulate in Herat which left two policemen wounded.

"Hamid Karzai's claim is not based on truth. We condemn the attack," a man identifying himself as LeT spokesperson Abdullah Ghaznavi said in a call to AFP's office in Indian Kashmir.

"Our operations are limited to Jammu and Kashmir alone, and these will continue until the dawn of freedom for the territory," he said from an undisclosed location.

The caller spoke in Urdu and rang from an unrecognised number. LeT have called AFP to issue denials of their involvement in attacks in the past.

LeT has been active in Indian Kashmir since the early 1990s and the group has allegedly carried out many attacks against Indian forces in the disputed region.

COMMENTS (34)

Gratgy | 10 years ago | Reply

Our operations are limited to Jammu and Kashmir alone

I did not know Mumbai was in Kashmir

ajeet | 10 years ago | Reply

With Modi sarkar in place, this action will have a reaction inside Pakistan.

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