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| India to ask Myanmar to crack down on terror camps |
| 2006-12-22 |
| Alarmed by Lashkar-e-Taiba's attempts to set up bases in Manipur, India will ask Myanmar to crack down on camps which have became a common training ground for Pakistan-based terror outfits, as well as north-east insurgent groups. The issue is likely to come up during a meeting here between home minister Shivraj Patil and his Myanmarese counterpart, Major General Maung Oo, on Thursday. Although India had made similar requests earlier, the arrest of three Manipur-based LeT terrorists by Delhi Police on Tuesday has injected a sense of urgency in engaging Myanmar and convincing it to crack down on training camps. Referring to preliminary interrogation details of the LeT operatives, sources in the home ministry said the outfit has been using Myanmarese territories to train its cadre for the last one year. The camps being used by Ulfa had provided ready-to-use infrastructure to Lashkar operatives who were recruited from among indigenous Muslims in Manipur. Though Myanmar had assured India that insurgents would not be allowed to use its territory, the disclosure made by the arrested militants gave a different picture, sources added. Ministry officials refused to answer whether India would ask Myanmar to flush out insurgents from its territory the way Bhutan did against Ulfa, in a joint operation with Indian Army in December 2003. They, however, did not rule out the possibility of taking a tough stand during the home minister-level talks. |
| Posted by:Fred |