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Letter threatening to blow up Taj found in a temple

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A letter was on Monday found in a Jain temple, which threatened that the Taj Mahal would be blown up by August 15, sending the police into a tizzy.

The letter writer has claimed links with terror network Al-Qaeda and given his name as Mohd Mirza and the names of company commander M S Saiyan and former pradhan Kailashi.

It was among a dozen of letters found in three envelopes in the Chandraprabhu temple behind the Rakabganj police station by devotees when they reached the shrine this morning, Senior Superintendent of Police Deepesh Juneja said.

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Letter threatening to blow up Taj found in a temple

A letter was on Monday found in a Jain temple, which threatened that the Taj Mahal would be blown up by August 15, sending the police into a tizzy. The letter writer has claimed links with terror network Al-Qaeda and given his name as Mohd Mirza and the names of company

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