Israel ambassador ties Mumbai terrorist to al Qaeda

Independent:

Israel's ambassador to India has raised the possibility that the Pakistani group accused by the Indian authorities of carrying out the Mumbai attacks may be linked to the al-Qa'ida international terror network.

Mark Sofer said Lashkar-e-Toiba, which has been linked the attacks, "has never taken a position on Middle East affairs". "Is this small organisation part of a much wider global jihadi group, such as al-Qa'ida? I fear the answer to that is yes," he said.

An ultra-orthodox Jewish community centre was one of the targets during last week's attacks in Mumbai. Six people died at Nariman House, including the rabbi and his wife who ran it. If the attackers were part of a global network, the response should be "unified international action against fundamentalist terrorism," said Mr Sofer.

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This may just be speculation based on analysis rather than some factual evidence. I think it can be argued that these religious bigots purpose was consistent with the purpose of al Qaeda attacks. I think the attack has brought Israel even closer to India in their fight against a common enemy.