Dreaded terrorist organization Al-Qaeda has issued a threat to India in the wake of the international uproar over Nupur Sharma's comments against Prophet Muhammad.

In a letter that has been widely reported by the media, Al-Qaeda has spoken of launching a spate of suicide attacks in Indian cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. These are financial nerve centres that the Islamist terror outfit wants to wreak havoc in.

The outfit has also mentioned two States in its threat letter. They are Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

Al-Qaeda said that it wants to launch terror strikes on India with the aim of fighting for the honour of the Prophet. "We shall kill those who affront our Prophet and we shall bind explosives with our bodies and the bodies of our children to blow away the ranks of those who dare to dishonour our Prophet," the letter reads.

Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has condemned the threat letter. "Threats from Islamist terror groups such as Al Qaeda should be unequivocally denounced by these Middle East nations as well. Respecting religious sentiments is one thing, issuing threats based on it another. No religion is so fragile that words of a few can bring down their faith," she tweeted.

#AlQaeda issues threat to the Indian govt.

Al Qaeda threatens terror attacks in Delhi, Bombay, UP & Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/FEJp3d9YxD

— Manish Shukla (@manishmedia) June 7, 2022