vIndianz.com (17 Feb, 2010) — Sydney: Australia and New Zealand will send teams to the men’s field hockey World Cup in New Delhi later this month despite a reported threat from an Al Qaida-linked organisation against competitors in sporting events in India.
The Asia Times Online Web site published a message reportedly from guerrilla commander Ilyas Kashmiri, whose Kashmir-based 313 Brigade is an operational arm of al-Qaida. The message warns of potential attacks on the Hockey World Cup, the Indian Premier League cricket tournament and the Commonwealth Games in Delhi later this year.
“We warn the international community not to send their people to the 2010 Hockey World Cup, IPL and Commonwealth Games. Nor should their people visit India — if they do, they will be responsible for the consequences,” Asia Times Online quoted a translated message as saying.
The message was not verified, but Asia Times Online said it had interviewed the leader of the group in October, Associated Press reported
The field hockey World Cup is due to run from Feb. 28 to March 13.
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