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| US suspects ISI over Mumbai attacks |
| 2008-12-09 |
| US suspects Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence may have shared sensitive information with the group allegedly involved in Mumbai raids. The New York Times on Monday quoted several unnamed senior US officials as saying that the ISI shared intelligence and provided protection for Lashker-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, allegedly involved in the coordinated terrorist attacks on India's port city of Mumbai. They also added that investigators are now focusing on one Lashkar leader they believe is a main liaison with the Pakistani spy service and a mastermind of the attacks. American and Indian authorities believe that one senior Lashkar commander in particular, Zarrar Shah, is one of the group's primary links to the ISI. "He's a central character in this plot," an American official said. Indian Investigators are also examining whether Shah, a communications specialist, helped plan and carry out the terror attacks in Mumbai, according to the newspaper. The US officials also emphasized that the intelligence services are reassessing their view of Lashkar and believe it to be more capable and a greater threat than they had previously recognized. Meanwhile, Pakistan has denied any government connection to the siege on Nov. 26-29, in which 10 gunmen targeted Mumbai's luxurious hotels and tourist attractions with automatic weapons and hand grenades in a 60-hour terror spree, killing nearly 200 people and injuring almost 300. A war of words erupted when India pointed the finger at Pakistan and senior Indian officials and intelligence reports suggested the attacks were carried out by Pakistan-based militants. Islamabad has said it would act on any evidence that is presented to it and continues to express skepticism of Pakistani involvement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ISI. In other words the usual suspects. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-12-09 16:59 |
| #1 and fish swim |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-12-09 00:17 |