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| Indian Police Question Two Britons in Delhi |
| 2010-02-16 |
| MUMBAI—Delhi police late Monday night detained two British nationals for "suspicious behavior" following a high alert in the city in the aftermath of the Pune blast that killed 10, according to a police spokesman. The Press Trust of India identified the two men as Stephen Hampston and 55-year-old Steve Martin, who were picked up from the Radisson Hotel after police received a tip that the two possessed sophisticated equipment. Police recovered high-tech binoculars from them, the news agency said. Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said in an interview Tuesday that the men weren't arrested but being questioned at their hotel. "We picked up two people from Radisson Hotel for questioning," he said, adding, "They are British nationals, but we can't say if they are from any outfit." He declined to say if the duo possessed equipment capable of air surveillance. A British official, who declined to be named, said two people with similar names were arrested for photographing planes, but wasn't aware of any connection with the Pune blast. Several cities in India, including Delhi, which hosts the Hockey World Cup later this month and the Commonwealth Games in October, have been on high alert after the Pune blast. The blast in the western Indian city occurred Saturday at German Bakery, a popular tourist spot in the upmarket Koregaon Park area. Talking to reporters at a press conference Tuesday, Satyapal Singh, Pune police commissioner, said the explosive used "was a mixture of ammonium nitrate, RDX and petroleum hydrocarbon." |
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| #1 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUMS > FREE WEST BEGAL NOW! | MAOISTS KILL 24 POLICEMEN IN WEST BENGAL. * SAME > RELATED YOUTUBE - CCTV: "INTERNATIONAL HIT TEAM" SHOWN AT WORK IN DUBAI, + THE ASSASSINATION OF MAHMOUD Al-MABHOUD IN DUBAI HOTEL, + ISRAELI MOSSAD ASSASSINATION FOOTAGE IN DUBAI HOTEL. * DAILY TIMES.PK > INDIA CONDEMNS MOAIST ATTACK IN WEST BENGAL. SAME > BANGLADESH CRACKING DOWN [hard]ON MYANMAR MIGRANTS. "Humanitarian catastrophe" unfolding for Bangla's 00,000's of Rohingya refugees. * TOPIX > INDIA: MAOISTS STRIKING DESPITE OUR SINCERE EFFORTS AT PEACE; + MAOISTS BELIEVE TIME IS RIGHT TO ENTER THE TELAQUANA FRAY [Intel derived from Govt.seized Maoist letter]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-16 20:57 |