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Pak's ISI masterminded 7/11, says intelligence | |
2006-07-14 | |
Forty-eight hours after bombs ripped through Mumbai, the needle pointed to Pakistan. Intelligence agencies on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the “mastermind” of the blasts that killed about 200 people. Have we had enough yet? The Mumbai Police, meanwhile, identified the trio who planned and executed 11/7: Rahil, Zahibuddin Ansari and Faiyaz, linked to the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Of them, Rahil had reportedly made an abortive bid to trigger a blast at Byculla railway station on March 11 — the eve of the anniversary of the 1993 Bombay blasts. The agencies, which briefed National Security Adviser MK Narayanan and Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi, said the blueprint for Tuesday’s blasts was made by the ISI while the “plan” was executed by “local Indian operatives”. A senior intelligence officer said the synchronised explosions had the “hallmark” of an ISI operation. Militants operating in Kashmir were not capable of such meticulous planning and could only carry out fidayeen attacks or plant bombs in crowded places like markets. “A lot of planning went into the blasts. This is typical of an ISI operation, as was revealed during the 1993 Bombay blasts,” said an officer.
KP Raghuvanshi, chief of the Mumbai PoliceÂ’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), said Ansari and Faiyaz had brought in the RDX from Pakistan. Though the ATS arrested 16 operatives from AnsariÂ’s module, he and Faiyaz gave the police the slip. Apparently, the module was receiving instructions from Junaid, reportedly ISIÂ’s operations chief for India. The police said the blasts could have been in retaliation of Gujarat riots. | |
Posted by:Captain America |
#6 Burqa Man Questioned In Mumbai, the man arrested wearing a burqa at the airport was questioned. "When we asked Ahmed the reason for wearing a burqa at the airport, he said that he was waiting for his girlfriend, who was supposed to arrive on a British Airways flight. But when his girlfriend, who arrived at 12 am on Friday, was questioned, she said that Ahmed was her neighbour in Surat. She denied being his girlfriend," said inspector Chavan. Ahmed said that since he did not want her to see him he wore a burqa, but as he was in love with her, he wanted to see her. Ahmed hails from Navsari in Surat and has lived in Mumbra for the past 20 years. He had recently moved into a guest house on Chakla Street near Dongri, the police said. Police sources added that Ahmed frequently changed his profession during interrogation. "At times he said he was a commercial pilot, while at other times he spoke of running a stock-trading business at L.T. Marg," a police official said on condition of anonymity. Ahmed was produced before a metropolitan magistrate court in Andheri on Friday and was remanded to police custody till July 21. When asked whether Ahmed had any links to TuesdayÂ’s serial blasts, inspector Chavan said, "It is too early to comment. We are still investigating AhmedÂ’s records." |
Posted by: john 2006-07-14 18:21 |
#5 Intelligence agencies on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the “mastermind” of the blasts that killed about 200 people. So, what India is going to do about it? |
Posted by: gromgoru 2006-07-14 13:43 |
#4 Hey! Nice Medals! Did he get those for his humanitarian campaign in East Pakistan? circa 1971 |
Posted by: Thraiger Ebbavise9094 2006-07-14 09:05 |
#3 plenty of examples in Kashmir, India proper, and Afghanistan... Britain, Spain, the US, Iraq... BTW, guys -- my surprise meter melted on this one. According to an FAQ on the manufacturer's site, that can only happen when the news merits a reading of -100,000,000 flabbergasts. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-07-14 07:05 |
#2 plenty of examples in Kashmir, India proper, and Afghanistan... |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-14 00:47 |
#1 A senior intelligence officer said the synchronised explosions had the “hallmark” of an ISI operation. Interesting statement. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-14 00:42 |