December 02, 2008
INDIA received warnings in October from US intelligence of a possible terrorist attack "from the sea" on targets in Mumbai, according to American news reports.
Unnamed US intelligence officials told the American ABC network they had warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack “from the sea against hotels and business centres in Mumbai”.
One intelligence official even mentioned specific targets, including the Taj hotel, the TV news service said.
According to the CNN network, Indian sources confirmed that US officials warned them twice of a possible attack on Mumbai.
About 10 gunmen landed in rubber dinghies on the beaches of Mumbai on Wednesday and launched a 60-hour assault that killed at least 172 people and injured close to 300.
Indian intelligence officials told ABC News that on November 18 they intercepted a satellite phone call to an address in Pakistan used by the leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, revealing a possible sea-borne attack.
The group is believed to be behind the bloody Mumbai attacks.
US officials also said US intelligence had been tracking prepaid mobile phone SIM cards recovered from the Mumbai terrorists, which had led them to a “treasure trove” of leads from Pakistan and several possible connections to the US, ABC reported.
They said one of the SIM cards might have been purchased in the US.
No further details were provided because of the ongoing investigation, ABC reported.
INDIA received warnings in October from US intelligence of a possible terrorist attack "from the sea" on targets in Mumbai, according to American news reports.
Unnamed US intelligence officials told the American ABC network they had warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack “from the sea against hotels and business centres in Mumbai”.
One intelligence official even mentioned specific targets, including the Taj hotel, the TV news service said.
According to the CNN network, Indian sources confirmed that US officials warned them twice of a possible attack on Mumbai.
About 10 gunmen landed in rubber dinghies on the beaches of Mumbai on Wednesday and launched a 60-hour assault that killed at least 172 people and injured close to 300.
Indian intelligence officials told ABC News that on November 18 they intercepted a satellite phone call to an address in Pakistan used by the leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, revealing a possible sea-borne attack.
The group is believed to be behind the bloody Mumbai attacks.
US officials also said US intelligence had been tracking prepaid mobile phone SIM cards recovered from the Mumbai terrorists, which had led them to a “treasure trove” of leads from Pakistan and several possible connections to the US, ABC reported.
They said one of the SIM cards might have been purchased in the US.
No further details were provided because of the ongoing investigation, ABC reported.
Source: The Australian from Agence France-Presse
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