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• The Islamic militant group Indian Mujahdeen was listed as one of the possible perpetrators of the terrorist attacks on the city of Mumbai that killed an estimated 87 and wounded another 900 people on November 26, 2008. A previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen sent an email to several news organizations, claiming responsibility for the attacks.Guardian: Coordinated nature of Mumbai shootings points to... (November 26, 2008)

  The day following the attacks, an Indian official who was not authorized to provide his name reported to The New York Times that the name "Deccan Mujahideen" insinuated an affiliation with the Indian Mujahideen.The New York Times: Sophisticated Attacks, but by Whom? (November 27, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. It was not immediately reported whether the Deccan Mujahideen was affiliated with the Indian Mujahideen
  2. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that killed at least 130 people between May and September of 2008Deccan Herald: Next Mumbai: Indian Mujahideen (September 15, 2008)
  3. The group is believed by some to be either a branch of or a front for the now-banned Students Islamic Movement (SIMI)Guardian: Coordinated nature of Mumbai shootings points to... (November 26, 2008) Times Online: Analysis: a new tactic by Islamist militants (November 26, 2008)/smal
  4. The group is reportedly sympathetic towards Al QaedaTelegraph: British hostages seized in India terror attacks that kill at least 80 (November 26, 2008)
  5. Member Abdul Subhan Qureshi was credited with planning several of the Indian Mujahideen attacksGuardian: ...who carried out Mumbai attacks (November 26, 2008)

• Threats

  In September of 2008, Indian Mujahideen sent an email to Indian police agencies, condemning the actions of the Mumbai Police's ATS and accusing law enforcement of unfairly targeting Muslims. The message strongly implied that the group was planning some sort of attack on the city of Mumbai and its law enforcement officers, some of whom were specifically named:

  "We are closely keeping an eye on you (the ATS) and just waiting for the right time to execute your bloodshed."

  "...let the Indian Mujahideen warn all the people of Mumbai that whatever deadly attacks Mumbaikars will face in future, their responsibility would lie with the Mumbai ATS and their guardians -- Vilasrao Deshmukh and R R Patil. You are already on our hit-list and this time very very seriously."Deccan Herald: Next Mumbai: Indian Mujahideen (September 15, 2008)

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