Intel inputs suggest al-Qaeda plans to target India: Govt

New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) The Indian government on
Wednesday said intelligence inputs have suggested that
al-Qaeda and one of its dreaded terrorists Ilyas Kashmiri were
planning to target India.
"There are some intelligence inputs, though not
specifically, regarding plan to target India by al-Qaeda and
Ilyas Kashmiri, an al-Qaeda-HUJI operative and his group,"
Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh informed Rajya
Sabha.
The Minister said government was committed to combat
terrorism and extremism in all its forms and manifestation as
no cause, genuine or imaginary, can justify terrorism or
violence.
"Government continues to be alert to these threats and
re-calibrates its measures to combat terrorism by way of
reviewing threat perception and a number of important
decisions and measures have been taken...," he said.