Lashker-e-Qahar claims responsibility for Mumbai blasts

New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) A militant outfit Lashker-e-Qahar today sent an e-mail to the Aaj Tak television channel claiming responsibility for Tuesday's serial blasts in Mumbai in which nearly 200 people were killed.

According to the TV channel, the e-mail message was received at 1725 hrs this evening, claiming that the outfit was associated with the Lasker-e-Toiba, the Lashker-e-Qahar said 16 people were involved in the terrorist operation in which they trigerred seven blasts in local trains.

The organisation said it was making their involvement public since all the 16 people involved in the operation were now safe in their places.

The message, sent from the e-mail address [email protected], said explosions were carried out in retaliation for the incidents in Kashmir and Gujarat.

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