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India-Pakistan
 Attackers were in contact with commander
2011-05-27
[Geo TV] The PNS Mehran attackers who stormed the naval air base Sunday night were in contact with their commander via high-tech wireless system, Geo News correspondent Afzal Nadeem Dogar reported.
"High-tech" according to whose standards?
An inquiry committee, headed by Rear Admiral Tehsinullah Khan, is investigating the terrorist attack. It includes representatives from Pakistain Air Force, police, naval intelligence and Rangers.

After reports of some inside help, scope of the probe has been widened and all personnel of Pakistain Navy deployed at the base have been included in the investigations.

The list of visitors who visited the base during past several days has also been sought to ascertain the details regarding the people they met, when and for how long.
As in, who did the final recon...
A high-tech walkie-talkie set has been recovered from the bushes confirming the reports that the raiders were in contact with their commander.

The Death Eaters came loaded with sophisticated weaponry including rocket launchers hand grenades, Kalashnikovs etc. Raiders fired more than 1100 bullets and seven rockets. Investigators recovered 860 spent cases of Kalashnikovs, 165 of Triple two rifle, 29 of light machine gun, 12 hand grenades, rocket launcher and one boom jacket.

Body parts for DNA testing and finger print match have been sent to Islamabad.
Posted by:Fred

#5  860 spent cases of Kalashnikovs - 7.62x39, AK47

165 of Triple two rifle - 5.56 NATO, M16 likely from Afghan army stocks

29 of light machine gun - 7.62x54R, Dragunov sniper rifle
Posted by: Zebulon Thranter9685   2011-05-27 13:08  

#4  The .222 Remington aka the Triple Deuce/Triple Two/Treble Two is a center-fire rifle cartridge introduced in 1950, Wikipedia
Posted by: Willy   2011-05-27 08:23  

#3  Triple two? .223 they mean?
Posted by: gromky   2011-05-27 03:12  

#2  Like I said - He said "brilliant" I said BullS#!t. Stupid idiot. What a train wreck our weakness seems to have portrayed...
Posted by: newc    2011-05-27 01:03  

#1  Mumbai, but closer to home? Wonder what they think of that?
Posted by: tipover   2011-05-27 00:21  

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