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Pulwama powerful explosion: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an organization that monitors terrorist funding around the world, has exposed Pakistan in its report. The report said that the explosives used by the Pakistani terrorist organization in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack were purchased from the e-commerce website Amazon. For the attack on Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, the terrorists were given money through online money transfer platform PayPal. Organizations like USD have also been questioned that if e-commerce and digital payment services fall in the wrong hands, then they can become a means to promote terrorism.
Buy aluminum powder from Amazon
The FATF presented a report of 131 pages titled ‘Widespread Updated on Terrorist Financing Risk’. According to this, the aluminum powder used in the attack was purchased from Amazon. This powder was used to increase the power of explosion. E-commerce can be used to send money illegally. It states that terrorists can buy goods through Amazon and send it to some other place.
Aluminum powder is widely used in IEDs
Aluminum powder is often used as fuel in improvised explosive device (IED). People trying to make IED often get it from legitimate business products or make themselves using aluminum starter materials.
It is also used in making fireworks and rocket fuel
Aluminum powder is used in paint, pigment, protective coating, printing ink, rocket fuel, explosives, abrasives and ceramics, in the manufacture of inorganic and organic aluminum chemicals, and in the form of catalysts. Pyro powder is used to make fireworks by mixing with carbon.
Attack on Gorakhnath temple inspired by Islamic State
The report also mentions the 2022 Gorakhnath temple attack. The attacker sent 6.69 lakh rupees (US $ 7685) abroad through PayPal. He hid his identity using VPN and other techniques. He wanted to help the Islamic State. On April 3, 2022, a person attacked security personnel at the Gorakhnath temple. He was very inspired by the Islamic State. He also received Rs 10323.35 (US $ 188) from abroad.
The methods of financing are changing
Based on information received from more than 80 countries, FATF report, designed with the help of United Nations and France, states that the methods of financing terrorism are changing. The report said that terrorist organizations are now using traditional financing methods as well as digital mediums such as online payment, gaming platforms, social media and e-commerce sites. It further states that terrorist financing (TF) policies are not the same; Rather, different methods are adopted in different places according to the situation.