# UNSC report blames AQIS for Red Fort blast

2026-08-13T06:28:00+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 5 independent outlets

The UN Security Council's monitoring team has officially attributed the November 2025 blast near Delhi's Red Fort to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), according to its 38th report. The attack killed either 11 people (Times of India, India Today) or 15 people (Rediff, The Federal), sources disagree on the toll. AQIS is evolving from a fragmented group into a regional terror network, building logistics and financial cells that operate in small, scattered units. The report warns the outfit is seeking to exploit Bangladesh for new cells, and notes the growing interest of Al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates in chemical and biological weapons, with instructions on botulinum toxin and cyanide circulating online.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/al-qaida-offshoot-aqis-behind-red-fort-blast-in-2025-unsc-report-confirms/articleshow/133197551.cms>
- indiatvnews.com <https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/red-fort-blast-that-killed-11-was-carried-out-by-al-qaeda-s-india-subcontinent-outfit-un-report-reveals-2026-08-13-1051212>
- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/al-qaida-offshoot-behind-november-2025-red-fort-blast-that-killed-11-says-un-report-2969970-2026-08-13?utm_source=rss>
- rediff.com <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/al-qaeda-behind-red-fort-terror-attack-that-killed-15-un-report/20260813.htm>
- thefederal.com <https://thefederal.com/category/news/al-qaida-offshot-carried-out-november-2025-red-fort-blast-that-killed-11-un-report-253378>

Tags: Al-Qaida, AQIS, India, Red Fort blast, terrorism, UNSC report
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