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US announces USD 5 million reward for info on Ilyas Kashmiri
Lalit K Jha
Washington, Apr 7 (PTI) The US has announced a bounty of
USD 5 million on the head of Pakistan-based dreaded global
terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, a key suspect in the Mumbai
terror attacks who is now called the "new bin Laden".
The State department said Kashmiri is the commander of
the terrorist organisation Harakat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI),
which is linked to al-Qaeda, and has launched several attacks
in India and Pakistan.
HuJI is believed to be behind the March 2006 suicide
bombing at the US consulate in Karachi that killed four
people, including US diplomat David Foy, and injured 48
others.
Kashmiri, according to Pakistani media reports, has been
named as al-Qaeda chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan in place
of Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, who was killed in a drone strike in
May last year. He is presently believed to be holed up with
commanders of al-Qaeda Lashkar al-Zil.
In January 2010, a US federal grand jury indicted
Kashmiri for terrorism-related offences in connection with a
plot to attack the 'Jyllands-Posten' newspaper in Denmark,
over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
Last August, the US branded Kashmiri as a "Specially
Designated Global Terrorist" and HuJI was labelled as a
"Foreign Terrorist Organisation."
Born in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in 1964, Kashmiri is
six feet tall and weighs about 90 kilogram, the State
Department said in a statement.
He has black hair and brown eyes and has been seen with a
thick beard dyed white, black or red at various times. He has
lost sight in one eye, often wears aviator-style sunglasses
and is missing an index finger too.
Kashmiri is also known by several aliases such as
Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, Elias al-Kashmiri, Ilyas, Naib Amir,
and Commando Commander.
"We encourage anyone with information on Mohammad
Ilyas Kashmiri's location to contact the nearest US embassy or
consulate, any US military commander, or the Rewards for
Justice office via the website ( www.rewardsforjustice.net),
e-mail (RFJ@state.gov) or mail (Rewards for Justice,
Washington, DC 20520-0303, USA). All information will be kept
strictly confidential," the State Department statement said.
PTI LKJ
Washington, Apr 7 (PTI) The US has announced a bounty of
USD 5 million on the head of Pakistan-based dreaded global
terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, a key suspect in the Mumbai
terror attacks who is now called the "new bin Laden".
The State department said Kashmiri is the commander of
the terrorist organisation Harakat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI),
which is linked to al-Qaeda, and has launched several attacks
in India and Pakistan.
HuJI is believed to be behind the March 2006 suicide
bombing at the US consulate in Karachi that killed four
people, including US diplomat David Foy, and injured 48
others.
Kashmiri, according to Pakistani media reports, has been
named as al-Qaeda chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan in place
of Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, who was killed in a drone strike in
May last year. He is presently believed to be holed up with
commanders of al-Qaeda Lashkar al-Zil.
In January 2010, a US federal grand jury indicted
Kashmiri for terrorism-related offences in connection with a
plot to attack the 'Jyllands-Posten' newspaper in Denmark,
over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
Last August, the US branded Kashmiri as a "Specially
Designated Global Terrorist" and HuJI was labelled as a
"Foreign Terrorist Organisation."
Born in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in 1964, Kashmiri is
six feet tall and weighs about 90 kilogram, the State
Department said in a statement.
He has black hair and brown eyes and has been seen with a
thick beard dyed white, black or red at various times. He has
lost sight in one eye, often wears aviator-style sunglasses
and is missing an index finger too.
Kashmiri is also known by several aliases such as
Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, Elias al-Kashmiri, Ilyas, Naib Amir,
and Commando Commander.
"We encourage anyone with information on Mohammad
Ilyas Kashmiri's location to contact the nearest US embassy or
consulate, any US military commander, or the Rewards for
Justice office via the website ( www.rewardsforjustice.net),
e-mail (RFJ@state.gov) or mail (Rewards for Justice,
Washington, DC 20520-0303, USA). All information will be kept
strictly confidential," the State Department statement said.
PTI LKJ
