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Ilyas Kashmiri is dead: confirms HuJI
KARACHI: Banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) has confirmed the death of its Chief Ilyas Kahmiri in US drone strike in South Waziristan, Geo News reported.
It declared party chief death in a letter faxed to media organizations. It was fixed by spokesman of the organization.
In the letter, the spokesman stated that Ilyas Kashmiri, along with his associates, was killed on June 03 in US drone strike in South Waziristan.
"We confirm that our Amir (leader) and commander in chief, Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, along with other companions, was martyred in an American drone strike on June 3, 2011, at 11:15p.m.," Abu Hanzla Kashir, who identified himself as an HuJI spokesman, said in a statement faxed to media.
"God willing ... America will very soon see our full revenge. Our only target is America."
The authenticity of the statement could not be verified.(AFP/Geo Urdu)
Courtesy www.geo.tv