Indian authorities have detained for questioning three people on Thursday, including the owner of a Kashmiri Internet cafe, in connection with Wednesday’s terrorist bombing a the Delhi high court, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more.
An e-mail reportedly claiming responsibility for yesterday’s terrorist bombing was sent from a cafe located in the city of Kishtwar in Indian-controlled Kashmir, reports Reuters. Authorities took the owner, his brother, and an employee in for questioning.
The message claims to have been sent by a operative with Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HUJI), which the United States considers a terrorist organization and has ties with al-Qaeda.
The Indian intelligence agency is “vigorously pursuing various leads” and it has discovered “information towards a Kashmir connection with the e-mail received yesterday from [HUJI],” said Home Minister P. Chidambaram in a statement on Thursday.
HUJI is suspected of carrying out attacks in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. According to reports from June, the leader of the group, Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a U.S. unmanned drone attack in Pakistan.
The High Court in Delhi was also bombed four months ago but no injuries were caused.
