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NYPD gives insights on India terror
The terror blasts in Mumbai last week were the equivalent of bombing seven commuter stations between Manhattan and Westchester, an NYPD intelligence officer said yesterday in an unusual security briefing.The NYPD - which dispatched the intelligence officer to Mumbai last week after commuter trains were bombed, killing more than 200 people - briefed 65 security chiefs yesterday from major New York corporations, banks and institutions. In a conference call from India, the lieutenant, whose identity is being withheld, shared new details of the terror attacks, including: # Terrorists disguised their bombs in burlap knapsacks used by Indian commuters. # They stuffed the explosives in overhead racks near the train doors - giving themselves an easy way to slip out unnoticed and ensuring that many victims would suffer head wounds. # The bombers apparently timed the attack so the seven devices detonated within 11 minutes - and blew while the trains were at commuter stations. The tactic assured more casualties and added to the bombings' psychological warfare by making sure the blasts were seen by rush-hour crowds. Posted by: john 2006-07-22 |
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