Indian blasts ‘work of Islamic group’

A LITTLE-KNOWN Islamic group claimed responsibility in a text message sent to a news channel yesterday, for serial blasts in India’s north-east that claimed 76 lives the day before, police said.

The group, identifying itself as the “Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen”, warned such attacks would continue in Assam state, police said.

“The Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahedeen takes the responsibility for yesterday’s blasts,” said the message to the Newslive television network in Assam. “We warn all of Assam and India for situations like this in the future,” added the message.