| Submit your comments on this article |
| India-Pakistan |
| Explosives used in Malegaon, Mumbai similar |
| 2006-09-11 |
| Police on Monday said the explosive devices used in Friday's attacks contained RDX and were similar to those used in the July 11 train bombings in Mumbai even as they released the sketch of a suspect seen at one of the blast sites in this textile town. Forensic tests performed on samples collected from blast sites here revealed that the bombs contained a mix of RDX, ammonium nitrate and hydrocarbon oil. The devices used in the blasts in Mumbai's commuter trains had the same composition, a top police official said. The tests were performed at a forensic laboratory in Nasik, the Delhi-based Central Forensic Science Laboratory and the National Security Guard's laboratory. Nasik's Superintendent of Police Rajvardhan, who gave details of the forensic tests and released the third sketch, said the drawing was based on eyewitness accounts of a suspect seen near the Hamidia mosque. The sketches released on Sunday were of two men who purchased bicycles on which the bombs were planted, he said. Rajvardhan said no arrest or detention had been made till now. "We are only questioning the eyewitnesses or the people who come forward with information. I request media not to publish anything without confirming the same as it is leading to confusion and panic," he said. Police in Malegaon have set up a special number (02554-342197) for people who want to give information or leads regarding the Friday blasts. "It is too premature to divulge information regarding the investigations at this juncture as we are investigating many angles in the investigations," Rajvardhan said adding he could not comment on the involvement of any specific terrorist groups in the attacks. Reacting to reports that a local newspaper had received a call warning about the blasts, Rajvardhan said, "As a matter of precaution, we are tracing the number from which the call was made." Policemen are interacting with locals and taking them into confidence to maintain peace in Malegaon, he said. Four blasts had rocked Malegaon on Friday, killing 31 and injuring nearly 300 people. |
| Posted by:john |
| #3 That was my first thought as well, RC. These bastards have zero compunction about killing anyone, be it the enemy or their own. This is the same sort of psycho bullshit as Charles Manson. Trigger |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-11 23:49 |
| #2 Good way to start rioting in India; set off a few bombs clearly the work of jihadis, then set off a few bombs targeting Muslims "in revenge". The Muslims killed in the "revenge" bombs are martyrs, right? Their deaths are part of jihad, right? Hell, beating yourself up or torching your own business is part of jihad, so murdering your fellow Muslims must be, too. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-11 20:19 |
| #1 Investigations have thrown up another link between the two terror strikes. Nashik and Mumbai police suspect Lashkar-e-Tayyeba's top commander Abdul Raheel Sheikh to have masterminded the terror plot in the textile town. Raheel is the “prime suspect” in the 11/7 attacks. He had stayed in Malegaon for a few weeks before finally escaping to Bangladesh in the second week of May this year, sources said. Police believe Raheel could have visited Malegaon to “issue instructions” to a large number of “active” members of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), present in Malegaon and the adjoining Jalgaon and Aurangabad districts. “The needle of suspicion is increasingly pointing towards the SIMI and the Lashkar,” said a senior officer. |
| Posted by: john 2006-09-11 19:29 |