Lashkar-e-Jhangvi chief under attack by fellow militants in Afghanistan

The group leader of Pakistan’s Deobandi terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Alami group, has come under an insider attack by a member of the group in southern Afghanistan, it has been reported.

According to the spokesman of the group Ali Bin Sufyan, the incident took place in southern Zabul province after a member of the group opened fire on Yousuf Mansoor Khurasani. He told The Associated Press that the attacker was killed by the retaliatory fire of Khurasani’s bodyguard.
The group had been claiming responsibility for many deadly attacks in Pakistan, including an attack on Quetta police academy.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi originated in 1996 as an offshoot of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), an anti-Shia militant organization. Now, the notorious terrorist outfit works under new name ASWJ.
The group is mainly involved in targeting the Shiite Muslims in Pakistan. Its Al-Alami group offshoot is also conducting attacks mainly against the Pakistani government. The group has been designated as a terrorist organized by Pakistan and several western countries including the United States and United Kingdom.
The United States designated Lashkar-e-Jhangvi a foreign terrorist organization in 2003.