Tuesday 2 December 2008
Five terrorist gunmen might have escaped the carnage in Mumbai and could strike again.
Five terrorist gunmen might have escaped the carnage in Mumbai and could strike again.Security forces claimed only 10 militants were behind the co-ordinated attacks that claimed almost 200 lives. However, a hijacked Indian fishing boat used by the gunmen had equipment for 15 men on board when it was discovered adrift, suggesting several gunmen could still be at large, the London Times reported. Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only gunman to be caught alive, said during police questioning that 24 men were trained in camps in Pakistan for the mission, according to a leaked account of his police interrogation. It also emerged yesterday that India had received warnings of a possible terrorist attack on targets in Mumbai. Unnamed US intelligence officials told the American ABC network they had warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack "from the sea against hotels and business centres in Mumbai". One intelligence official even mentioned specific targets, including the Taj hotel. Indian intelligence officials told ABC News that on November 18 they intercepted a satellite phone call to an address in Pakistan used by the leader of the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group, revealing a possible seaborne attack. US officials also said US intelligence had been tracking prepaid mobile phone SIM cards recovered from the Mumbai terrorists, which had led them to a "treasure trove" of leads from Pakistan and several possible connections to the US. The death toll from the attacks was yesterday revised to 188, up from 172.
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