September 16, 2011 10:18 AM

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US declares IM as terrorist organisation

The US on Firday slapped sanctions on India-based terrorist group Indian Mujahideen, IM, by designating it as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton slapped sanctions on the organisation.The US State Department said, IM maintains close ties to other US-designated terrorist entities including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, LeT, Jaish-e- Mohammed, JeM and Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami, HuJI.IM is responsible for dozens of bomb attacks throughout India since 2005, and has caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians.

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