 In the latest attack on recreational establishments in the troubled Indian province, Islamic militants attacked on Wednesday the Neelam cinema in the Kashmiri capital. This follows an earlier call by the head of a female separatist group, Dukhtaran e-Millat (Daughters of the faith), Asia Andrabi to target restaurants, internet cafés, and private residences, in a bid to stamp out what she called "immorality and adultery".
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The groups, al Mansoorian, Harakat al Ansar and the Harakat al Muhajedeen jointly claimed responsibility for the attack. A man who identified himself as Omar Taliban contacted a local news agency and said the assault would serve as a warning for citizens to refrain from watching films, a practice he described as contrary to the teachings of Islam. |