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| 2 Indians arrested in alleged Mumbai terror plot |
| 2010-03-14 |
| Indian police said Sunday they prevented a major terrorist strike in Mumbai by arresting two men who were preparing to attack several targets in the city, the country's financial and entertainment hub. K.P. Raghuvanshi, chief of Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad, said the two Indian men — both residents of the city — had targeted a popular shopping mall, a market and a state-owned gas facility. He said Abdul Latif Rashid and Riyaz Ali were arrested late Saturday in Mumbai's Matunga suburb. Police said the men had links with terror groups in Pakistan and were acting on directions from handlers there. "They were getting instructions from Pakistan to execute their activities here," Raghuvanshi said. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 "They were picked up on the basis of telephone calls made to a handler in Karachi Jeez -- if they go on the internet, American electronic surveillance will pick it up. If they use cell phones ________ surveillance will pick it up. All that remains is secure couriers like Osama bin Laden and his inner circle rely on, hiding in their mud huts or guest houses somewhere. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-03-14 17:02 |
| #1 According to the Mumbai Anti Terror Squad (ATS) the terror suspects have revealed during their police interrogation that for the above purposes they undertook reconnaissance trips to areas in Eastern Mumbai including some ONGC installations. Police suspect that the two operatives could have been planning an attack on ONGC oil storage tanks as well as other key installations in Mumbai. Maps and documents have been reportedly recovered from them pointing to these areas. Speaking to the media, Maharashtra ATS chief K P S Raghuvanshi said the two men had been monitored for 20-25 days before it was decided enough evidence had been gathered to book them under the law for terrorist activities. "They were picked up on the basis of telephone calls made to a handler in Karachi who is definitely a part of some terror organisation. We suspect that these men were very close to launching the terror attack," he said. "Investigations are on. They were small time shop keepers. We are trying to establish the identity of 'uncle' via central agencies, which is expected to take some time as he is in another country. We feel that there are more people involved, and are trying to uncover the whole network," added Raghuvanshi. |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-03-14 10:25 |