07-28-2008, 06:05 AM
<b>Is Karnataka training ground for future Muslim terrorists?</b>
Posted by jagoindia on July 27, 2008
Karnataka training ground for future jihadis?
26 Jul 2008
BANGALORE: Terror attacks in recent times point at a pattern that the terrorists follow in order to intensify the impact.
There has been a rise in number of Islamic radicalization pockets that have emerged in southern India, including in cosmopolitan hubs such as Bangalore.
It may be recalled that the Glasgow airport bomber, Kafeel Ahmed, a PhD in aeronautical engineering, underwent his jihadi transformation in a Bangalore mosque.
This year, police have unearthed sleeper cells in Karnataka and even an arms training camp in a forest. Local police said a little-known group called Karnataka Forum for Dignity could also be behind the blast.
On Friday, when the first bomb was triggered at 1.20pm in the crowded Raja Ram Mohan Roy junction, people mistook it for a transformer explosion.
But within minutes it dawned on them that it was a bomb. Soon followed other blasts â at four places on Hosur Road along the IT corridor - Koramangala-Sarjapur junction, Madivala check post, Adugodi traffic junction - and at Langford Road junction in the heart of the city, three places on Mysore Road - Nayandahalli, Kengeri RTO office and opposite Gopalan Mall.
At Nayandahalli and near Kengeri RTO, bombs were placed in a vacant plot and inside a shoulder drain. Incidentally, nobody noticed the blast opposite Gopalan Mall on Mysore Road as they thought it was a cracker.
Only after the serial blasts made headlines did locals realize it could be a bomb blast and alerted police. After a thorough check, police found pieces of a crude bomb.
At Adugodi traffic junction, the bomb was placed just below a shoulder drain. The spot was critical as it was in front of an upcoming shopping complex and opposite to the traffic police station.
Muniraju, who was passing by the building, was injured. Two were injured at Madivala check post, opposite to National Dairy Development Board. The bomb was planted under a tree, amid some cables. Though not much damage was done, Muniyappa and Anbu, who were chatting at the time, sustained injuries.
Two others injured were a motorcyclist and the pillion in the Raja Ram Mohan Roy junction blast. Ravindra and Ramesh sustained minor injuries when the bomb planted in a traffic island went off.
Police said that given that weak explosives were used, the blasts could be aimed at creating panic and triggering chaos, rather than killing people.
âLooking at the places where the bombs were planted, the motive may be to spread fear,â said a police officer.
The state government has announced Rs 1 lakh to the family of the woman who died in the blast. The injured will get a compensation of Rs 25,000 and more depending on the severity of their injuries.
Posted by jagoindia on July 27, 2008
Karnataka training ground for future jihadis?
26 Jul 2008
BANGALORE: Terror attacks in recent times point at a pattern that the terrorists follow in order to intensify the impact.
There has been a rise in number of Islamic radicalization pockets that have emerged in southern India, including in cosmopolitan hubs such as Bangalore.
It may be recalled that the Glasgow airport bomber, Kafeel Ahmed, a PhD in aeronautical engineering, underwent his jihadi transformation in a Bangalore mosque.
This year, police have unearthed sleeper cells in Karnataka and even an arms training camp in a forest. Local police said a little-known group called Karnataka Forum for Dignity could also be behind the blast.
On Friday, when the first bomb was triggered at 1.20pm in the crowded Raja Ram Mohan Roy junction, people mistook it for a transformer explosion.
But within minutes it dawned on them that it was a bomb. Soon followed other blasts â at four places on Hosur Road along the IT corridor - Koramangala-Sarjapur junction, Madivala check post, Adugodi traffic junction - and at Langford Road junction in the heart of the city, three places on Mysore Road - Nayandahalli, Kengeri RTO office and opposite Gopalan Mall.
At Nayandahalli and near Kengeri RTO, bombs were placed in a vacant plot and inside a shoulder drain. Incidentally, nobody noticed the blast opposite Gopalan Mall on Mysore Road as they thought it was a cracker.
Only after the serial blasts made headlines did locals realize it could be a bomb blast and alerted police. After a thorough check, police found pieces of a crude bomb.
At Adugodi traffic junction, the bomb was placed just below a shoulder drain. The spot was critical as it was in front of an upcoming shopping complex and opposite to the traffic police station.
Muniraju, who was passing by the building, was injured. Two were injured at Madivala check post, opposite to National Dairy Development Board. The bomb was planted under a tree, amid some cables. Though not much damage was done, Muniyappa and Anbu, who were chatting at the time, sustained injuries.
Two others injured were a motorcyclist and the pillion in the Raja Ram Mohan Roy junction blast. Ravindra and Ramesh sustained minor injuries when the bomb planted in a traffic island went off.
Police said that given that weak explosives were used, the blasts could be aimed at creating panic and triggering chaos, rather than killing people.
âLooking at the places where the bombs were planted, the motive may be to spread fear,â said a police officer.
The state government has announced Rs 1 lakh to the family of the woman who died in the blast. The injured will get a compensation of Rs 25,000 and more depending on the severity of their injuries.