Alleged Delhi Red Fort bomber calls 'suicide attack' a ‘martyrdom operation’ in undated video
Speaking in fluent English, Dr Umar Nabi can be heard claiming that what is commonly described as 'suicide bombing' is in fact a 'martyrdom operation' in Islam
A week after the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that claimed 13 lives, an undated video of the bomber, Dr Umar Mohammad, also known as Umar-un-Nabi, has surfaced.
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In the video, he argues that the concept of suicide bombing is "very misunderstood". Speaking in fluent English, Umar says that what is commonly described as a "suicide bombing" is, in fact, a "martyrdom operation". The authenticity of the video is not confirmed.
In the video, Umar claims that what is often labelled a suicide attack is considered, in Islam, a form of martyrdom operation. He says there are “arguments and contradictions” raised against it, and describes such an operation as one in which a person assumes they will die at a specific place and time.