Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who has been classified as a ‘global terrorist’ by the United States, admitted to have carried out terror attacks on Indian soil in a TV interview.
“Till now our focus was on Indian occupation forces. All the operations that we have done or are underway, we focus only on the installations of these occupational forces,” Salahuddin said in an interview with Geo TV.
Asserting that Kashmir was his ‘home’, the Hizbul chief stated that the Valley was witnessing an uprising since Burhan Wani’s death. Further asserting that he has many supporters in India, Salahuddin admitted to purchasing weapons from international markets, also adding that he has the capacity to deliver weapons at any place if he is paid for it.
Claiming that he carried out many ‘operations’ in India, Salahuddin stated that the international scenario changed after 9/11. “If we would have taken our operations out of Kashmir at that time, India would have gotten a chance to label Kashmir-e-Tehreek a terrorist organisation.
We have support and we can target any place in India, at anytime,” he said. On June 26th, the U.S. Department of State designated Salahuddin, as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’.
