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| Suspected Terrorist Killed In Mumbai |
| 2006-08-22 |
| Mumbai, 22 August (AKI) - Police in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) have killed a suspected Pakistani terrorist and arrested another on Tuesday after raiding a hideout. According to the Indian television channel NDTV, Mumbai's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) described it as a breakthrough in its fight against terror, however the authorities have not confirmed whether the encounter was linked to the serial blasts on Mumbai's rail network last month which killed over 180 people. "There were just two people today, but there may be more involved. It's too early to speculate how many people were involved but we can consider it as a success for the ATS. We were working on specific intelligence inputs over the past few days," KPS Raghuvanshi, Chief, Anti-Terror Squad was quoted as saying on the NDTV network. The Mumbai police commissioner, AN Roy, was also reported as saying that the two men were Pakistani nationals who were planning an attack in Mumbai. NDTV also reported that the police found one AK 47, some cartridges and a white powdery substance, which could be RDX at the location. In its investigations into the 11 July blasts in Mumbai, the police have arrested several people. Reports say they suspect the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (Simi) of involvement in attacks, claiming that the organisation takes its orders from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The LeT however has denied any involvement in the blasts. |
| Posted by:Steve |