The Hindu : LeT threat to PM, Advani

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Monday, Mar 03, 2003

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LeT threat to PM, Advani

NEW DELHI MARCH 2. The militant outfit, the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has threatened to unleash a spate of suicide attacks against several Indian leaders, including the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Pakistani media reports have said.

The Pakistani weekly, The Friday Times, quoted the outfit's chief, Hafeez Saeed's taped speech — played at a mosque in Rawalpindi — as saying: "Listen, Vajpayee. We are about to unleash a spate of suicide attacks. I have ordered my warriors to undertake this duty".

The Lashkar also threatened the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, saying that "his days were numbered", the weekly reported.

In yet another sign of continued failure of the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, to rein in the militants, Mr. Saeed said: "Listen, Musharraf. We shall not submit to you or your Government...we will not allow you to besmirch the jehad..."

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