Un document links t.r.f to terror attack in Pahalgam
New Delhi, July 31 -- The United Nations Security Council has for the first time, named The Resistance Front, a front for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba in a document, linking the group to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, a development that is being seen as a diplomatic win for India.
The biannual report from the Security Council's monitoring team for sanctions on al-Qaeda and Islamic State clearly linked TRF to the Pahalgam attack and warned that terrorist groups could exploit tensions between India and Pakistan. "On 22 April, five terrorists attacked a tourist spot in Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-six civilians were killed. The attack was claimed that same day by The Resistance Front (TRF), who in parallel published a photograph of the attack site," the report said. "The claim of responsibility was repeated the following day. On 26 April, however, TRF retracted its claim. There was no further communication from TRF, and no other group claimed responsibility. Regional relations remain fragile. There is a risk that terrorist groups may exploit these regional tensions," it said. The report comes in the wake of July 17 move by the US to designate TRF as Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist, citing the Pahalgam terror attack....
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