Al-Qaeda planning ‘lone wolf attacks’ in India

A regional branch of Al-Qaeda urged its sympathizers in India to revolt and carry out lone wolf attacks, a US monitoring site reported.
The call by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) follows warnings by security officials and experts that the two groups are trying to outdo each other in the region.
An online audio message purportedly from Asim Umar, the head of AQIS, said Indian Muslims must follow the example of youths in Europe and strike against Indian police and senior officials, holding them responsible for communal violence.
An Indian Interior Ministry spokesman said he had seen media reports about the latest warning from Al-Qaeda, but he had no immediate comment to offer. Security agencies were aware of the matter, he added.
“I think it demonstrates that competition between AQ and Daesh isn’t necessarily a good thing, as Daesh in Bangladesh clearly planned and attack that would outdo Al-Qaeda in terms of carnage and international attention,” said Thomas Joscelyn, a senior editor at The Long War Journal.

Source: Arab News