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10 terrorists hailed from Karachi in Pakistan: Mumbai police chief
NEW DELHI - Ten terrorists carried out the attacks on India's financial hub Mumbai last week, all of them arriving by boat from Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Mumbai's police chief Hasan Gafoor said Tuesday at a press briefing. Gafoor said the one terrorist captured by the police had admitted he came from Punjab province of Pakistan.'Investigations are at an advanced stage. I would not like to reveal further details,' Gafoor said at the televised briefing. The men were trained in Pakistan by former military men for a year and a half, the police chief said, again adding that he would not like to give locations or details at this stage in the investigation. Gafoor sad there was, as yet, no evidence of local support, though some people were being questioned. He also said there was so far no evidence that the terrorists were using drugs, as has been reported by some media. The police found credit cards and Indian currency ranging from 2000 to 4500 rupees (40 to 90 dollars) on each of the terrorists. The police chief also said that his department had no specific intelligence indicating the possibility of the attacks. A team from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation was in Mumbai. 'We are sharing information with them and security agencies all over the world,' the police cief said. Posted by: Steve White 2008-12-03 |
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