Fayaz Kagzi[1] (16 April 1982 – 4 July 2016) was an expert bomb maker and suicide bomber from Maharashtra, India.[2]
Initially recruited by the Students Islamic Movement of India (Indian Mujahideen), he later joined the Pakistani militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba along with Zabiuddin Ansari.[3] A native of Beed district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Kagzi was wanted in India for various terrorist offences including the 2006 Karnavati Express blast,[4] 2006 Aurangabad arms haul, 2010 German Bakery blast, 2012 Jangli Maharaj road serial blast[5] and fled to Pakistan in 2006.
He was reported dead on 4 July 2016 after detonating explosives near the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[6][3] A DNA test confirmed the identity of the bomber as Fayaz Kagzi who is suspected to have joined ISIS.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ansari, before he became Abu Jundal". The Indian Express. 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Bombings focus attention on SIMI networks". The Hindu. 27 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Top LeT man, wanted by Indian law enforcement agencies, behind July suicide bombing near Jeddah US Consulate". Dnaindia.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Ansari, before he became Abu Jundal". Indianexpress.com. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "'Sleeper cells with Pak nationals waiting in the wings'". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Bomber killed, two policemen wounded in blast outside US consulate in Jeddah". Cnbc.com. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "How DNA samples from a Beed family identified a suicide bomber in Saudi". Indianexpress.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
External links
edit- CBI Wanted Notice Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- NIA Wanted Notice
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