"I was pained and angered by the atrocities against Muslims worldwide and the turning point was the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The Gujarat riots only made matters worse," he said.
Giving details about the training programme, Nagori said that nearly 25,000 SIMI activists met in Mumbai in 2001 and this was the first time that the call for jihad was given.
The meeting also hailed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a true warrior. Prior to Nagori's arrest, there were 400 active SIMI members known as the Ansars and 20,000 Ikhwans who were ordinary members.
The training programme for SIMI began in Jammu and Kashmir. They trained along with the Hizbul Mujahideen. Following this, the selected cadres were assigned to major terror operations in the country.
Image: An injured victim being carried away after serial bomb blasts in Jaipur on May 13.
Photograph: PTI Photo
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