London: Terrorism faced by India from across the line of control is only qualitatively different from the terrorism on the twin towers in the United States, a leading British Parliamentarian has said.

"The September 11, 2001, attack on the twin towers in New York changed our view on terrorism and international issues and terrorism from across the LoC is only qualitatively different from terrorism on the twin towers," Stephon Pound, treasurer of the Labour Friends of India (LFIN) said.

Pound, who will lead a seven-member delegation of LFIN to India from January 4 coinciding with the visit of Patricia Hewitt, British Minister for Trade and Industry, said Britain today has a much better understanding of the terrorists' onslaught faced by India.

"Earlier, most people thought that with the '1971 Shimla Agreement', the Kashmir issue was sorted out," he said.

"What has happened is that the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists coming from across the border in huge quantities and attacking civilian targets including temples has resulted in a virtual continuous guerrilla warfare and it has spread right up to the heart of the capital Delhi," he said.

During the week-long visit, the delegation will visit Srinagar, Delhi, Hyderabad and Jalandhar.

Other members of the delegation are Peter Kilfoyle, Anne Cryer, Stephon Hesford, Tony Clarke, Tom Watson and Chris Ruane. Vikas Pota, director of LFIN, will accompany the team.

This will be the fourth trip organised by the 120-MP-strong Labour Friends of India.

PTI