Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri
REUTERS
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Islamist movement's most
active branch, has released an English-language magazine advising
would-be militants on how to torch parked cars and cause traffic
accidents.
AQAP, based in the impoverished, lawless state of Yemen, has previously
plotted to bring down international airliners and is seen by Western
governments as a danger to oil-producing Gulf states and major crude
shipment routes, reports Reuters.
In a section entitled "open source jihad", the magazine gives tips on
how to set fire to parked cars, including advice such as "don't get
petrol on yourself", and suggests spilling oil on road bends to cause
crashes.
An editorial in the magazine warned France to end its military
intervention in Mali, citing the U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and
Iraq, which it said made "them bite their fingertips in regret".
The magazine also called on militants to attack 11 public figures in
the West, including Rushdie, whose 1988 novel The Satanic Verses was
seen by many Muslims as blasphemous.
Among others are Dutch politician Geert Wilders and Canadian-Somalian
activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, both strong critics of Islam, and U.S. pastor
Terry Jones, who staged a public burning of copies of the Koran.
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