Records show Osama bin Laden was in contact with commanders from Harkat ul Mujahideen (HuM), regarded as an ISI-backed terror group in Pakistan's proxy war with India in Kashmir Photo: REUTERSReport: Phone Offers Clues To Bin Laden's Pakistan Links -- Voice of America
A leading U.S. newspaper reports a cell phone found during the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group that has "strong ties" to Pakistan's intelligence agency.
Citing unnamed U.S. officials, The New York Times said the discovery of the phone indicated that the group, Haradat-ul-Mujahideen, was part of bin Laden's support network within Pakistan.
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