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Lashkar-e-Taiba denies hand

Inhuman, barbaric blasts: LeT spokesman

SRINAGAR: The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on Tuesday night condemned and denied its involvement in the Mumbai serial blasts and the five grenade explosions in Srinagar.

While at least 60 people were killed and 200 others wounded in seven explosions in local trains in Mumbai, eight tourists were killed and more than 40 wounded in the Srinagar grenade blasts.

Condemns attacks

In a telephonic statement to several media organisations here, LeT spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi condemned in the strongest terms the serial blasts both in Mumbai and Srinagar.

``These are inhuman and barbaric acts. Islam does not permit killing of an innocent person,'' he added.

`Enemies of humanity'

Dr. Ghaznavi said those who had perpetrated such ``dastardly acts'' were ``enemies of humanity''.

``Blaming the LeT for such inhuman acts is an attempt by the Indian security agencies to defame the freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir,'' he said.

Rebuts police claim

The LeT spokesman also termed as ``false and full of lies'' the claim by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF that they had arrested one LeT militant responsible for the grenade attacks on the tourists in Srinagar.

``The LeT has no association with the arrested person. We totally disown him,'' he added.

Jehad launched

``We have launched a jehad against the Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir... We do not believe in killing innocent civilians belonging to any part of the world,'' the spokesman said. — UNI

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