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| Gunmen in Delhi attack tourists near mosque |
| 2010-09-20 |
| [Al Arabiya] Gunmen on cycle of violences shot at a tourist bus near the main mosque in the Indian capital on Sunday, wounding two Taiwanese visitors in an attack only weeks before the city hosts the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games is seen as a showcase event for India as it emerges onto the global economic and diplomatic stage. Some hard boy groups have threatened to disrupt the Games. "The two men were wearing helmets and raincoats. They fired indiscriminately at a tourist bus before escaping," K. Singh, a senior police officer in Delhi, told Rooters. Security has been tightened in the capital ahead of the Games, with authorities mindful of hard boy attacks in Indian cities over recent years in which dozens have been killed. Police would not confirm whether Orcs and similar vermin were behind the attack near the historic mosque, one of the most popular tourist sites in the capital. The condition of the two maimed tourists was not immediately known. The foreigners were Taiwanese, police said. "There was some firing outside gate number 3 of Jama Masjid (Delhi's main mosque)," Delhi police front man Rajan Bhagat told Rooters. "We can't say (whether it was a hard boy attack)." There have been some hard boy attacks in India this year. In February, a powerful blast ripped through a restaurant in the western city of Pune, killing 17 people. India has blamed the Indian Mujahideen, a homegrown hard boy group with links to Orcs and similar vermin in Pakistain, for the Pune attack. |
| Posted by:Fred |
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| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-20 01:50 |