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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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Remove security cover to all Politicians immediately
MY QUESTION TO ONLY ONE LADY READER WHO HAS GIVEN HER COMMENT ON THREAT TO MR. KARKEREA THAT "OLD DOGS IN NEW TRICK" . NOW WHAT IS HER COMMENT ON MR. KARKERA DAETH. MY ONE SINCEIAR SUGGESTON TO HER THAT IF CAN YOU SPARE YOUR TIME AND VISIT TO HIS FAMILY TO CHECK HOW THEY ARE DOING WITH THEIR NEW FLAT WHICH THEY GOT FROM SAUDI ARABIA PEOPLE. HATS OFF YOU MR KARKERA WHEN EVER PEOPLES TALK ABOUT BRAVE AND IMPARTIAL POLICE OFFICERS YOUR NAME ALWAYS REMEMBER. I PRAY TO GOD GIVE FULL STRENGTH TO HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AND POUR HIS BLESS TO THEM
SHAME ON INDIAN INTELLIGENCE. WHAT ARE YOU PAID FOR? WHAT PURPOSE IT SERVES FOR THE BILLIONS OF UNAUDITABLE RUPEES PUMPED OUT FOR "SOURCE ENTERTAINMENT" ?? NOW YOU SAY THEY CAME THROUGH SEA? WHY YOU COULD NOT GET THIS INFORMATION BEFORE? WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU HIDING, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER AND CABINET SECRETARY? QUIT THE POSTS IMMEDIATELY. WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE JF RIBEIRO TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION.
THIS IS ALL LOOKS LIKE A REALITY SHOW OR A HOLLYWOOD FILM. I THINK IT IS ALL A WELL PLANNED OUT OPERATION WITH LOCAL SUPPORT OTHERWISE HOW CAN ANYBODY FROM THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY ENTER INDIAN TERRITORY WITH WEAPONS WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT. THEIR MAIN AIM I THINK IS ATS CHIEF AND HOW THEY KILLED HIM AND THE ADDL COMMISSIONER SMACKS OF SOME DRAMA PLAYED BY SOMEBODY WITH ULTERIOR MOTIVE. NOTHIN WILL HAPPEN, NOBODY WILL BE CAUGHT AND THE MILITANT WILL BE SHOT DEAD AND WE WILL AGAIN LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. AFTER ALL WHO CARES! THIS IS INDIA.
Shame on UPA. Indian leaders don't learn the lesson from experience. These traitor leaders will sacrifice the country for the sake fatal minoritism. Getting votes and maintaining the corrupt rule are the only goals of Sonia, Lalu, Mulayam, Basu, and other unpatriotic forces. They would gladly harm the great Dharma, its Saints, and leaders, but they will not protest anti-national outbursts of Bukhar and Hussain. India is not safe unless Muslim terrorists are targeted and suppressed forcefully. Remove article 371 and clamp down on Kashmir and give back the rights to evicted Pandits. Throw out Bangladeshis from India. Vote out anti-Indian leaders. Wake up the people of India and save your country from traitors and terrorists and remove the foreign rule of Christian Sonia. Jai Hind.
MRS.SONAI GANDHI ,KINLDY LEAVE INDI WITH SON AND DAUGHTER AND ETURN BACK TO ITALY AND HEL US WE INDIAN LIVE IN PEACE.WE ARE TIRED OF YOU AND YOUR POLITICS.YOU ARE A HOUSE WIFE AND YOU NEED NOT BE IN INDIAN POLITICS.WE HAVE LEARNT A LESSON BY VOTING YOU AND YOUR PARTY TO POWER IN 2004 AND ALSO DEEPLY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE TOTALLY AMATEUR IN POLITICS.YOU ARE HIGHLY UNFIT TO BE IN INDIAN POLITICS.YOU HAVE NOT BEEN EMBEDDED WITH INDIAN CULTURE AND ETHOS.YOU HAVE DESTROYED THE COUNTRY AND ITS SOCIAL FABRICS.WE INDIANS WOULD BE HIGHLY OBLIGED TO YOU IF YOU WOULD RETURN TO YOUR HOME ITALY WITH YOUR BAGS AND BAGGAGE AND WITH YOUR SON AND DAUGHTER.REALLY WE INDIAN ARE FED UP WITH YOUR POLICIESA ND POLITICS.
Its a shame on the People of India to apportion blame on any community,when the Real truth is there are foreign elemnets,neighbour or away who have a deep interest in keeping India down.Everytime U try to rise,there is an evil force in the garb of misguided and born fanatics who will strike U. Pure jealous overplay,also much pampered by our spineless Politicains of all colors and hues.Its time all Indians rise in Unity against this Terror drama being enacted with alarming frequency all over India.The ricdh and famous do not bother till they are directly affected,bcoz their ill gotten wealth has to be protected only by selfish traits.If one wants to fight terror,do not seek the Govt,but start from ur backyard.Identify the culprits around ur neighbourhood and start putting them in place.street after street needs a major relook.The Law and Order have more pressing things to be done,like keeping the State in order.
This is like Checking in a hotel, enjoying and checking out. We are stupid and helpless, no information and on mercy of few people. After the event we will start blaming our neighbors and also playing politicks for votes. We have a very week top management running our country and most of them are bunch of jokers. We are helpless, have nothing to counteract. I have not felt myself such desperate in my life as I felt with yesterday’s incident in Mumbai. My best wish to Mumbians and the whole of country.
No wonder never a politician is killed in these attacks. do criminals ever kill there counterparts. If these so called secularists keep on filling our country with hoards of Bangladeshis these things are bound to happen. Why do we divide ourself on minority/majority itself we are all Indians and whoever works against India shd be severely punished. But Again it never happens. I hate this kind of democracy. We will keep on dieing and these politicians will keep on sitting on our taxes and put them in their swiss accounts.
The country,s economy has seen a bad patch, above all ,We have been fighting amongst ourselves for the last few months, and our country leaders have not prooved a single point in this unholy battle And todays bloody carnage has put us in a terrific spot, Its high time that indian government wakes up to this realities of subversives, and instead of being selfish and meeks should retaliate with the use of immense potential technology which we produce and harbour. inorder to put and end to this regular episodes of livesendangerment, than only the enemies will understand our strength, otherwise we will suffer, and will die in another tragic incident everytime, I feel grieved at this lost,Come on leaders let get united and lead Indial
IT IS REALLY SAD. WE POOR INDIANS APPEAL TO MADAM SONIA AND HER FAMILY TO LEAVE INDIA AND QUIT POLITICS. THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN MAKING INDIA MUCH STRONGER AND TO TAKE ON TERROR HEAD ON.
This is to all my countrymen please in this moment of grave, horrific and shameful act of desperation by terrorists let us just stand united with our brethren of mumbai. There may be day when we may differ on some issues, fight on trivial issues like regionalism, religion, caste and creed but not today. WE NEED EACH OTHER TODAY.TODAY LET US FORGET OUR RELIGION OUR CASTE OUR REGION AND LET us just say WE ARE ONE WE LOVE INDIA WE WILL BE UNITED ALWAYS. LET THERE BE FAITH, BELIEF AND HOPE ALL AROUND.These terrorists are nothing but bloody psychopaths; bloodthirsty monsters who get some kind of sadistic pleasure by killing people and want to destroy our country. they are cleary funded and guided by their lords across the border who are jealous of India’s unity, prosperity, economic might and want to destabilse it.I pray to GOD that hostage crisis is resolved soon.I LOVE MY INDIA AND PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.
It seems our intelegence is very poor,now we cannot blame for any thing on any outfit. If our agencies are good enough
Newspaper reports said that local fishermen reported seeing an unidentified vessel anchored just a few kilometers off the Bekal coast, near Kasargod/mangalore here, on Sunday November 23. Could this have something to do with the events at Mumbai?>
The question is why Muslims are considered as terrorists..it is the other way round why are all terrorists muslims?
You have a gutless, spineless jellyfish as the primeminister, awhite corrupt Italian Lady?!ruling the country, men with no scruples and absolute scoundrels are ministers of this pathetic outfit called UPA government .Their Muslim appeasing votebank policies are the cause of this terrorist attack. O Mother India, when you will be free ? When will your people will wake up and stand up to this terrorists and to the corrupt? When will you attain your former Glory? My heart weeps for India and it's innocents! May God save our motherland!
This attack has left me with a deep sense of sutrage, anger and frustration. I spit on the so called seculars and peope who side with the terrorists. I spit on people like Manmohan Singh whose government emboldens the terorists organisations by not hanging terrorists like Afzal Guru. I spit on politicians likeLalu Yadav, the rotten Ram Vilas Paswan, the greedy Sharad Pawar, and also Kapil Sibal who have all defended terrorists in the very recent past. And all this for their unsatiable greded for staying in power. When Indian national Haneef was detained in Ausralia on suspected terrorism charges this spineless Manmohan Singh said that he could not sleep at night. Today when the country has lost 3 of its finest police officers and many many innocent citizens Manmohan will sleep peacefully becuse he knows they are not Muslims but they are Hindus. They will make some noises here and there and forget till the next attack takes place. The Sonia Gandhi driven UPA has failed miserably. Shame
Indian Navy
Please stop critising each others communities and we as indian should stay united fight against it. Otherswise you talk poision- you will be doing a favour for the terrorist. Jai Hind.
Hang them immediately. Make the in detail investigations. Reveal the Truth and bring the real face of terrrorism in open and punish them. There seems a greater conspiracy as the terrorists killed ATS person Mr Hemant Karkare who was an eyesore of many top echelons and was not succumbing to pressures exerted by some of these top bosses and honestly and farelessly was investigating the Malegaon and other blasts that occured in India and Hindu outfits were scared of him and his team and they even have threatened him to eliminate him and today they succeeded in their ill design. In Mecca Masjid blast case and Ajmer blast case the HuJI and othe Pan-Islamic fundamenatlist groups were blamed and now same story once again is repeated. Either it is a total failure of our IB and other Home Affiars agencies or they totally ignore such threats. Only honest and unbiased and unprejudice investigation will reveal the truth? I Salute the ATS Chief and his team who sacrificed their life.
Why would they come by Sea route. The government has opened all road routes to India from Pakistan, so why would they take the trouble of coming by Sea.