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| Advani demands probe into local support to Mumbai attacks |
| 2009-02-18 |
| The Mumbai terror attacks could not have taken place without local support and there should be a 'thorough judicial inquiry' into the matter, Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani said on Tuesday. Indian Express quoted him as saying, "It is clear that planning happened for a year and they visited the places they attacked on November 26. It is not possible that there are no local links in 26/11. It is a well-planned conspiracy." According to the newspaper, Advani questioned the basis on which the Mumbai police commissioner gave a "certificate denying any local involvement and stating that all those responsible for the carnage had been accounted for". "The investigation is not yet complete. Yet a statement by the Mumbai police commissioner says that all those responsible for the carnage have been accounted for. That they are either dead or in custody. And there is no local link. How can they have given that certificate," the opposition leader was quoted by the paper as saying. Indian Express reported that Advani pointed to the confessions of Rampur CRPF camp attack accused Fahim Ansari about the elaborate preparations for the Mumbai terror attack and said, "I demand a thorough judicial investigation into 26/11. The Rampur element and local support should be investigated." It reported that Advani accused the government of failing to pre-empt the Mumbai terror attacks. He was quoted as saying, "The Mumbai attacks were unprecedented. We were not aware but the government had feelers that the next attack would be through the sea route." |
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