Lashkar-e-Tayyaba founder Hafiz Saeed told Muslims to be “heartened” by Osama bin Laden’s death as his “martyrdom” would not go in vain, a LeT spokesman said.
Saeed, considered the mastermind behind the 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008, led special prayers for Bin Laden in Lahore Tuesday, where he told followers this “great person”, who had “awakened the Muslim world”, would remain a source of strength for Muslims worldwide.
“Martyrdoms are not losses, but are a matter of pride for Muslims,” Hafiz Saeed said.
The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan vowed revenge for Bin Laden’s killing, and warned that “Pakistan will be the prime target”. A spokesman said: “Now Pakistani rulers are on our hit list.”
—Reuters, IANS