Al-Qaeda S Asia branch claims Karachi attack

KARACHI Sept 12 (Reuters): Al-Qaeda's new South Asia branch has claimed responsibility for a raid on a Karachi naval yard that left a sailor and three attackers dead, adding they had help from former military officials.
It is the first attack claimed by the fighter network's new wing, whose creation was announced by chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri last week, reports Al Jazeera.
The claim of responsibility, released on Thursday, will likely add to concerns about infiltration of the Pakistani military's ranks after the Taliban, who also claimed to be behind the attack, said they received inside help.
 Khawaja Asif, Pakistan's defence minister, had voiced concerns when addressing parliament on Wednesday, saying: "We cannot rule out the inside help in this attack because without it the miscreants could not breach security."