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November 26, 2008, it has been reported that terrorists have struck at 7 sites in India. Gunmen have attacked targets which include hotels in Mumbai. At least 20 people are dead. This brings a very important threat to light. In my book Disturbed: Terrorist Behavioral Profiles, I discussed this risk in the conclusion section because based on what I have seen, India is at a great risk.
Israel, Russia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Spain, U.K., United States, and so many oher countries face the growing threat of terrorism. And then there is India. Interestingly, India has seen a dramatic increase in these crimes. As the years have passed, India has argued with Pakistan over Kashmir. As a result, terror attacks within India have risen. Some say that Pakistan is behind the attacks which have rocked the fast growing country. There is a jihad against Hindus in Kashmir, and this carries to India. Radical Muslims are angered by many things about Hindus. One, they are descendants of a Jewish tribe. Second, they are considered idolaters because they worship the cow. And of course, Muslims feel persecuted in India because of their religion. The anger can carry over and produce violent attacks.
Abu Salem was involved in the 1993 Mumbai bombings which killed 278 victims. These bombings were attributed to revenge against the killings of hundreds of Muslims by the Hindu Shiv Sena political party (BBC, 2005). Muslims felt that they were being treated unfairly and even thrown off sports teams due to their allegiance to Islam. Specifically, Mohammad Azharuddin was fired from his position of captain of the Cricket team. Additionally, Muslims were angry because Hindus would not allow Muslims to be elected to power positions. There is still anger between lower cast Indians and the Muslims who have been flocking into India with oil money (Ashraf, 1999).
In 2005, terrorists blew up a Janpur commuter train and killed 13 victims. Similarly, October 29, 2005, terrorists set off several bombs in New Dehli killing 61 victims. In March 2006, terrorists blew up Varanasi which is the Hindu holy city. In the multiple bombings, 28 people were killed and over 100 injured. Within four months, another series of bombings targeted commuter trains again in Mumbai. At least 209 people were killed and over 700 victims were harmed. This particular attack was linked to al-Qaeda which was said to fund the attack. Mohammad Atta, the leader of the martyrs who carried out the 9/11 terrorist attacks trained with 3 men who were involved in the Mumbai attack (South Asian Intelligence Review, 2006). And the bombings continued as the terrorists returned to a religious target and set off a bomb at a Hindu temple close to Imphal. Nearly 50 people were wounded and 5 were killed.
The next attack occurred on September 8, 2006, terrorists targeted a Muslim cemetery in Malegaon during Shab-e-Baraat. Shab-e-Baraat is a very holy night in Islam when Muslims travel to the cemetery to pray for their ancestors. The three bombs (rigged to bicycles) killed 37 people.
In August 2007, there were simultaneous bombings at Hyderabad killing 44 and injuring 54. On October 14th, a bomb went off at the Shingar Cinema and killed 6 people. Government officials blame Islamic extremists and suggest that the extremists want to exacerbate relations between Muslims and Hindus. Again, Pakistan's involvement is questioned.
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