A little known Islamist group is claiming responsibility and says it will release a video proving it’s involvement. The pattern matches al-Qaeda linked groups. So India may not be far off the mark in placing some blame with Pakistan where such groups are numerous. India may judge that Pakistan can do much more to stop the flow of Islamic terrorists and arms into Kashmir. A fair criticism I think.

Ireland Online:A little-known Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for Mumbai’s train bombings warned of more attacks today, as investigators questioned Muslim preachers in India’s remote north-east about the blasts.

The death toll in the July 11 attacks, meanwhile, rose to 207 from 182 when officials added people who died after being taken to hospitals in Thane, a town outside Mumbai.

“All of them are blast victims,” said BM Raut, a disaster management official in the state government of Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located.

...an outfit calling itself Lashkar-e-Qahhar said in an email to a local television station that 16 people took part in the bombings in Mumbai and that one was killed.

But “all the remaining 15 … are totally safe, and celebrating the success of this mission and also preparing for the next mission,” said the email, written in poorly punctuated, often ungrammatical English.

In the email, Lashkar-e-Qahhar said it would soon address doubts about its earlier claim of responsibility by providing audio and video proof.

The group had first said it was behind the Mumbai bombings in an email to Aaj Tak on Saturday.

“We are surprised, why some media groups and peoples are disclaiming our responsibility?” the email said.

“Therefore it has become necessary for Lashkar-e-Qahhar to prove our claim,” it said. “Very soon, we will send you an audio/video tape regarding Mumbai blasts.”

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