Some are made up of disaffected members of the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, who feel it has become too passive.

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The capture of Kasab and Islamabad's admission that he was a Pakistani citizen has helped India bolster its case that the attacks were planned and executed by a terror group based in Pakistan.

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Authorities predicted the actions would weaken the local off-shoot of the terror network, arguing that support for the group had waned and replacing the leadership would be difficult.

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Authorities have also blamed the terror group and its sympathizers for the grenade and gun attacks in Kenya.

CNN: Second blast in 3 days hits Somali neighborhood in Kenya

The organisation had been designated a terror group by the US since 1997.

BBC: US removes Iran group MEK from terror list

As security minister, he was among key officials who oversaw the incursion of Kenyan forces into neighboring Somalia to battle the terror group, Al-Shabaab.

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