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The reports had warned that there could be a possible entry of terrorists into Mumbai through the sea route, a top police official claimed.
"This intelligence was available six months ago and subsequently a barge was found by the locals on Shrivardhan coast in Raigad district four months back," the official, who did not wish to be identified, said.
Locals feared that the barge might have contained explosives but nothing was found when customs and naval personnel inspected it.
The terrorists, who created havoc in Mumbai overnight, came by boats, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has said.
Militants armed with automatic weapons and grenades attacked Taj and Oberoi hotels, hospitals and a famous tourist cafe in Mumbai late on Wednesday, killing more than 100 people.
* WHO IS BEHIND THE ATTACKS?
Witnesses say the attackers were young South Asian men speaking Hindi or Urdu, suggesting that they are probably members of an Indian militant group rather than foreigners.
The attacks were claimed by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen in an e-mail to news organisations. Deccan is an area of southern India.
Analysts say that while it is not clear whether the claim is genuine, the attacks were most likely carried out by a group called the Indian Mujahideen. The name used in the claim of responsibility suggests the attackers could be members of a south Indian offshoot or cell of the Indian Mujahideen.
* WHO ARE THE INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN?
Indian police say the Indian Mujahideen is an offshoot of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), but that local Muslims appear to have been given training and backing from militant groups in neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh.
SIMI has been blamed by police for almost every major bomb attack in India, including explosions on commuter trains in Mumbai two years ago that killed 187 people.
Police said the Indian Mujahideen may also include former members of the Bangladeshi militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami.
* WHY ARE THEY SUSPECTED OF BEING BEHIND THE MUMBAI ATTACKS?
The Indian Mujahideen have made credible claims of responsibility for most of the recent major attacks on civilian targets in India over the past two years.
The Mumbai attacks appear to have been carefully co-ordinated, well-planned and involved a large number of attackers. A high level of sophistication has also been a hallmark of previous attacks by the Indian Mujahideen.
The Mumbai attacks also focused clearly on tourist targets, including two luxury hotels and a famous cafe.
In May, the Indian Mujahideen made a specific threat to attack tourist sites in India unless the government stopped supporting the United States in the international arena.
The threat was made in an e-mail claiming responsibility for bomb attacks that killed 63 people in the tourist city of Jaipur. The e-mail, signed by "Guru Al-Hindi", declared "open war against India" and included the serial number of one of the bicycles on which the bombs were left.
Witnesses in Mumbai say the attackers in Mumbai singled out Americans and Britons in their attacks.
* WHAT OTHER ATTACKS HAVE INDIAN MUJAHIDEEN CARRIED OUT?
The group first emerged during a wave of bombings in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in November 2007, sending an e-mail to media outlets just before some of the bombs exploded.
Their next attacks were the Jaipur blasts.
On July 25, eight small bomb attacks in the IT city of Bangalore on July 25 that killed at least one person and wounded 15. There was no known claim of responsibility.
But a day later, at least 16 bombs exploded in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, killing 45 and wounding 161. Shortly before the blasts, an e-mail in the name of the Indian Mujahideen was sent to local media warning that people would soon "feel the terror of death" in the name of Allah.
It said the attacks were revenge for the Gujarat riots of 2002, when around 2,500 people, most of them Muslims, were killed by Hindu mobs. A later e-mail accused several state governments of harassing, imprisoning and torturing Muslims and threatened consequences if they did not stop.
In September, at least five bombs exploded in crowded markets and streets in New Delhi, killing at least 18 people.
The Indian Mujahideen sent out an e-mail moments after the first blast in New Delhi, saying the explosions were to prove its capability to strike in the most secure of Indian cities.
* WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE MUMBAI ATTACKS?
All previous incidents in which the Indian Mujahideen are suspected of involvement involved co-ordinated serial bombs.
The Mumbai attacks also show clear signs of coordination but were carried out by gunmen, some carrying grenades.
The tactics -- a military-style assault on soft targets, singling out foreigners, and taking hostages -- is rare and does not fit the usual methods of militant attacks on civilian areas.
However, similar attacks have been carried out before, notably the May 2004 attacks in the eastern Saudi city of Khobar.
Gunmen attacked two oil industry installations and a foreign workers' housing complex in the city, taking more than 50 hostages and killing 22 of them. The attackers asked hostages whether they were Christian or Muslim before deciding whom to kill.
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IF the so called terrorists did come from KARACHI, why the pepople of India and the media are not questioning Manmohan as to why he is not asking his friend Bush bluntly to STOP aiding PAK all the time? IF BUSH CAN ORDER MANMOHAN NOT TO ALLOW INDIA TO DEAL WITH IRAN OR ANYONE ELSE, WHY INDIA CAN NOT ASK U.S. NOT TO DEAL WITH PAK WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY INDIA'S ENEMY? THE FACT IS, THERE IS A REAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE NATION WITH DIRECT AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE TRAITORS AT THE TOP THAT IS GOING TO DESTROY THE NATION UNLESS THE PEOPLE OF INDIA FIRMLY AND BLUNTLY KICK OUT THE TRAITORS LEADERS, WARN THE MEDIA TO BE LOYAL TO THE COUNTRY, TELL ALL FOREIGN POWERS TO KEEP HANDS OFF INDIA AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BECOME A FORMIDABLE MILITARY POWER THAT CAN STAND UP TO ANY NATION ON THIS GLOBE AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.MANMOHAN MADE THE "DEAL" NOT TO TEST NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND SECRIFICED INDIA'S CAPABILITIES TO DEFEND ITSELF AT THE TIME WHEN INDIA URNGENTLY NEEDS TO BE A POWER? WHY..
Now stop this jome from Karachi via sea route. The indian navy is efficient and vigilant to capture poor fishermen who crosses into indian waters mistakenly and lo here the whole bunch of terrorists not only entered indian waters but attacked the commercial centre of India. How is it possible? Simply unbelievable.
PEOPLE STOP WRITING HATRED MASSEGES.. THIS IS THE TIME WE NEED TO SHOW TO THE INDIAN ENEMIES THAT WE ONE COUNTRY... HINDUS MUSLIMS SIKHS CHRISTIANS AND WE ARE ONE NATION.. THERE IS NO REASON TO START HATE STUFF COSE IT WILL START RIOTS ..
It is surprising so far there is no statement from our secularists that the terrorists were sent by Narendra Modi/L K Advani from Gujarat to win elections!!!!!
Indian Express must be congratulated for so quickly arriving at the conclusion and setting direction for further investigation for the hapless and still clueless intelligence agencies.Now whether the terrorists really came from karachi or not to commit this horrible act is another matter.At least it makes good headline for a newspaper.I earnestly request Indian Express if they really have all the information then it must immediately be provided to the authorities to nab the terrorist before they flee india via same route.
If we analyse background of all our politicians, 90% of them are with criminal background. They are not educated or cultured. They came up in power because of their muscle power. Having such politicians, how can we expect to wipe out terrorism from the country when it is lead by the politicians themselves.
if it is belived that this terrorist peoples have made their way to MUMBAI by SEA than what were the COAST GUARD doing at that time.
What I understand, the terrorist in operation with guns in hands, were never caught and bought into justice, only after the operation is over, some one from somewhere is picked and accused as a co-conspirer or master mind. Why does till date either in Afghanistan, USA, Pakistan or in India such people, red handed on spot of terror operation, were not bought live to the court. That means everybody is afraid to show face of the real terrorist conducting the actual operation, that may reveal and lead to source embarrasing people in power.
I Don't understand why the millitants are kept in jail? They should be treated as they treat others,i.e., catch them and shoot, that's it. If you will keep them in custody our ministers will go to give them warm farewell like they did in Kandhar case. My heartly condolences to the effected families of Mumbai blasts. I condemn this unhuman act of the menice.
It is Time to cut this attack on our country and people we should pull the roots out at any costs maybe even attacking terrorist camps outside our country.
Some answers to the questions raised: 1) Why did the Coastal Guard not detect them?¬¬ Because it is an ill-equipped
Only two days after the name of Togadia came into light for having links with Malegaon accused, the terrorists have blasted Mumbai. Most probably they are Hindutva terrorists. It might be an attempt to silence the ATS and other investigating agencies so that they may stop from probing Hindutva activists’ hand in blasts. This suspicion gets strength from the threat given only yesterday to kill ATS chief. Investigating agencies should include this angle in their probe into Mumbai blast.
Why intellegences are coming under work after all attacks? Now the time has come to deploy proper and drastic rules for this kind of millitant attacks rather to appreciate soft political sentiment. No millitant shold be left free. It proves again how far we are safe. Politicians should not raise this issue for the sake of forthcoming election but to sort the defeciencies to pull out the millitant movemnt from the root. May god help the family members of the victim.
You Indian People please stop blaiming to Pakistan. Is your force and intelligence is stupid and workshirk that can not guard your sea? were they sleeping? its the easiest way to blaim on Pakistan and get rid or your responsibilities. Please remember that there is No our benefit to make terror in India, We were a part of India, and All Pakistani feel India as brother country, but you people never accepted Pakistan.
IF THE TERRORISTS ARE COUGHT , THEY SHOULD NOT SUBJECT TO ANY COURT CASES BUT SHOULD BE BLIND FOLDED AND SHOT DEAD. NO LIINIENCECY FOR THEM AT ALL. IF ANY LAWYERS OR ADVOCATES COME FORWARD TO DEFEND THEM , THEY MUST ALSO BE SHOT WITHOUT ANY 2ND THINKING. ALSO IF POSSIBLE OUR MILITRY SHOULD DESTROY IMMEDIATELY ALL THE JOINTS OF THESE TERRORISTS WHERE EVER THEY ARE.
How many more innocent lives and real patriotic Indians have to be sacrificed before our impotent politicos and their chamsa bureaucrats would wake up. Also, can someone tell Sonia and her ilks to shut up and not to make statements to the press/public while the terrorists are being caught or finally wiped out.
let our politicians hold wada-pav and kanda-poha meetings! leave the country to bjp..atleast pota and other stringent laws will be there, unlike this gov who has abolished pota!
hai Please throw out all the pakisthanis from India.they want to enter n india why the government allow without sponser,the government must announce without sponce who wants the pakistani gyes for what task, who is the indian sponcer plese put the rule to pakistan people this is very important
Killing of innocents in a shame on the face of all fighters,If you want to revenge the way is to fight directly with your enemies You will achieve nothing but disgrace,shame for your cause,bombing civilians in India,Afghanistan,Pakistan is totally In acceptable .Fight like Taliban with your enemy.
The state and central govt failed again and aging , it looks like war decleared on India.Why every time tgovt inform us that they came from pakistan? if that the case why there are not stopped. Our request is stop blaming others first set our house in order and govt must have the polatical will to wipe out /stop terrorism with out any bias! Still is govt learning (!) lesson.put them behind the bar whoever may be.
It is really shameful on the part of our intelligence network and also security forces for having failed about the terrorists taking sea route which hitherto was not done. Considering that coast gaurd patrols the coastline of India it also the failure of the CG. It is not known whether the information has been shared earlier with ohter security agencies. As usual at a later date securty and intelligence agencies will blame with each other as usual the case. The central home ministry shoulld responsibility and do effective coordination. it also appears to the common man that both centr and states are not caring for the terrorist attacks and are either soft or negligent about these attacks. Unless some urgent and effective action is taken the situation may go out of control.Please Home Minister save the country.
It is really shameful on the part of our intelligence network and also security forces for having failed about the terrorists taking sea route which hitherto was not done. Considering that coast gaurd patrols the coastline of India it also the failure of the CG. It is not known whether the information has been shared earlier with ohter security agencies. As usual at a later date securty and intelligence agencies will blame with each other as usual the case. The central home ministry shoulld responsibility and do effective coordination. it also appears to the common man that both centr and states are not caring for the terrorist attacks and are either soft or negligent about these attacks. Unless some urgent and effective action is taken the situation may go out of control.Please Home Minister save the country.
i think we citizens must work together and sort things can some one think
Our Mr. Chidambaram is responsible for yesterdays attacks. He started to drum beat that India is not in RECESSION, to the ire fo all time jealousy imperialist west. They thought we the developed world, biggest economies are under recession, how come you Indians are not on the unfortunate side like us (WEST). so they got jealoused and attacked the COMMERCIAL CAPITAL OF INDIA.
Evid, which country are you referring to as 'our country'? You belong to Pakistan and your country is Pakistan! Which security law you are respecting and supporting? In Jamia Nagar encounter, you and your community are the ones stopped the security personnel from capturing the terrorists, your community stopped the security personnel, paving the way for the two terrorists to escape from the back door of the building in which they were holed up! And you say you respect law and order and wants peace in 'our country'? You love peace, and respect law of the land? Then why the hell are you not accepting the 'common civil code'? Why is that against your belief? Shut your mouth you fake 'evid'! right your correct name you mujahideen!