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UK sees Laden hand in J&K.
London: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Thursday said terrorism continued to take an ugly toll on human life in India and condemned the recent bomb blast outside the J&K assembly as "utterly unjustified" saying its perpetrators were linked to Osama bin Laden. "Let us not forget that just this week, terrorism has continued to take an ugly toll of innocent human life, in India. In Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide bomber struck literally at the heart of their democracy by detonating a bomb in the State Assembly, killing 38 and injuring many more," Straw, who opened a debate on international response to terrorism, said. "Jaish-e-Mohamed which I proscribed when home secretary, has claimed responsibility. Its leader is linked to Osama bin Laden," he said.