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"Just 10 Gunmen" in Mumbai Attack Police Chief Confirms
TEN TERRORISTS caused all the mayhem it has been revealed today, of which nine are dead and one - from Pakistan - captured. Three gunman's bodies were recovered from the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
It is believed the terrorists had lived in the city for a month before the sustained assault.
The SUN newspaper is claiming today that TWO of the gunmen are British Pakistanis from Leeds, while the DAILY MIRROR claims that SEVEN were British and came from Leeds, Bradford and Hartlepool and trained at Pakistani terrors camps, and connects them to the 7/7 suicide bombers in London.
Just 10 militants, the city’s police commissioner suggested Saturday, had caused all the mayhem.
“With confidence I can say that 10 terrorists came in,” said the commissioner, Hasan Gafoor. “We killed nine of them and one was captured alive.”
His comments were confirmed by Mr. Deshmukh, although it remained unclear whether they might have been referring to 10 attackers coming in by sea to join accomplices who, according to unconfirmed local news reports, might have embedded themselves in Mumbai days before the attacks. Investigations were ongoing Saturday night.
A senior Mumbai police inspector, Nagappa R. Mali, identified the captured suspect as a 21-year-old Pakistani man, Ajmal Amir Kasab. Mr. Mali said the man had a fourth-grade education and worked as a laborer.
Four other suspected terrorists were at the morgue at the JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Officials there put their ages between 20 and 25. All four were males.
Around dawn on Saturday, gunfire began to rattle inside the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, one of about a dozen sites that the militants attacked in their rampage beginning Wednesday night. The terrorists never issued any manifestoes or made any demands, and it seemed clear from their stubborn resistance at the Taj that they intended to fight to the last.
It wasn’t long before flames were
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at 05:48 on November 29th, 2008
Only 10 militant, and yet they started a bush fire that may engulf millions.
at 06:38 on November 29th, 2008
I have learnt that Indian officials stated the 'Pakistani' terrorist belonged to Faridkot but interestingly Faridkot is in the Indian state of Punjab and not in Pakistan?
at 11:35 on November 29th, 2008
just like there are 2 Punjabs - there are 2 Faridkots. One in Pakistan. Coordinates: 30° 16' 30" North, 71° 57' 30" East.
at 12:29 on November 29th, 2008
I hope you have also learned a few more things from the Mumbai attack. Innocent people lost their lives because of the pathetic mantra called Islam.
at 22:05 on December 2nd, 2008
Hello Man
What you are taking about religion and Islam, dont forget what your Indian Army done with Gujrat, it was not just killing they raped more than 200 ladies, I think these kind of army should be blasted.
at 22:10 on December 2nd, 2008
that was pathetic indeed samei. we humans have lost our dignity and sense of responsibility. its not about islam / hindu / christian. its only about sensible and non-sensible people. the only sad part is many terrorists that surfaced used islam as a reason to scar the human race.
at 08:17 on November 29th, 2008
Hello Hussain,
no offense intended. but instead of pointing out Indian faults i would appreciate if you could take steps against terrorism. it is in this fight between us that we forget to focus on the real culprits. our enemy is not India or Pakistan. It is the common man vs the terrorists. Lets do our bit to end terror in the minds of our and coming generations.
at 09:28 on November 29th, 2008
I agree with you, "reshmi".
I think the Indian military did a great job catching the murderers.
at 09:52 on November 29th, 2008
the gun men could have been intercepted if the state and centr govt had taken the military intelligence notice seriously
at 10:00 on November 29th, 2008
That sounds all too familiar.
at 09:55 on November 29th, 2008
A related and previous coverage may be read at: Mumbai attack: Satellite phone vital clue to solve mystery (UPDATED), Britons 'among Mumbai attackers'
at 09:59 on November 29th, 2008
I seriously doubt that only 10 did this much damage. They obviously had good plans, undoubtedly including escapes.
at 22:12 on December 2nd, 2008
yes Rene, there is information from many a sources that many are absconding and planning for bigger damage. i wish the dead Indian intelligence works.
at 10:40 on November 29th, 2008
Just 10 people caused all that destruction...
at 10:49 on November 29th, 2008
How many simultaneous attacks at the beginning?
at 11:55 on November 29th, 2008
Just 10 people did such awful scene....because all of us thought about ourselves and depend on our goverment and "Man in Uniform". Rather than we think we have to do something we thought somebody else should do something to save us...so first we'll have to be independent in terms of our security or life...only we are, who can help our goverment and our soldiers to save our country. Hail India!
at 12:09 on November 29th, 2008
If you read the India Times yesterday, they already have the names....maybe they lived or were in Mumbai previously, but the weapons and the 10 men came by boat. Where they originated from is still questionable. They may have also lived in London for awhile.
Time will give us the answers.
The thing to do is not to give them all the attention they wanted to get from this.
It's done.
It's over.
There are terrible things happening almost everywhere.
Even in Afghanistan.
at 13:27 on November 29th, 2008
Do you not think the dismissive attitude is part of the problem? It's done, it's over with, and bad things happen everywhere may be a true enough statement, however if we do not continue to feel the rage about such actions, we will never stop it. If the life goes on attitude becomes the norm, may God, (no matter who your God may be) help us all.
at 12:18 on November 29th, 2008
Blinded by idiology, led with pathetic promises of everlasting bounties, (72 virgins and all that), these misguided sheep, exolting the life of a paedophile called Mohammad who groomed a 6 years old child that he then married at aged 9, her name was Aisha - see Sahih Bukhari) deserve no mercy.
Idiots quoting snippets from a book of mostly nonesense will only get inflamed by my comments. Of that, I have no regeret.
The sooner this backward looking faith is reformed the safer the world will be.
at 13:07 on November 29th, 2008
My thoughts and prayers go out to all the people living and visiting Mumbai. I cannot comprehend the thought that someone is doing this terror in the name of religion. I do not believe that any God, no matter what your religion, would condone these actions. The taking of any child's life; innocent beings in this world who have caused no harm to anyone, should be admonished by the world. The world as we knew it, is changing before our very eyes. We must band together and fight these Islamic radicals. Root them out, turn them in to the proper authorities of your countries. This is the only way to stop them.
at 13:50 on November 29th, 2008
It doesn't take many people to cause such distress and terror. It was estimated that only 19 terrorists were directly involved with 9/11. It is the organizers behind the scenes that mastermind such horrible attacks. Has there been any news on why the attacks happened in Mumbai or what they were trying to achieve?
at 15:14 on November 29th, 2008
Two Canadians are now confirmed to be among the dead:
Source: news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca
at 17:30 on November 29th, 2008
This has nothing to do with religion.
Do you really think the people in Pakistan or anywhere in the world have anything to gain from this other than elements within your own country who wish to create chaos and extreme anger between Muslims and Hindu's.
Remember... The ATS recently discovered that local Hindu extremists, including Army officials and Holy men and tained young terrorists were infact behind the Malagoan bombings which was initally blamed on Muslims. Now the ATS chief who was heading that investigation was shot dead in the Mumbai attacks.
Snap out of your zombie state.
at 19:57 on November 29th, 2008
I'm sorry but this whole scene is too surreal to believe. Are we supposed to believe that a mere 10 individuals managed to terrorize 7 different locations, including two enormous luxury hotels ... kill 170 people and wound 330 others and, in the process, manage to avoid capture for nearly 3 days? Something stinks to high heaven here.
It reads like a H(B?)ollywood production... I don't buy it.
at 20:16 on November 29th, 2008
I can believe it because an unexpected attack can do much more damage in a shorter amount of time than we might think.
It's not like anyone was expecting this.
at 20:33 on November 29th, 2008
Uh...not really. they had warnings and the warnings not heeded, according to locals. Sound familiar?
at 21:22 on November 29th, 2008
But no one actually believes something like this is going to happen - I think
at 20:50 on November 29th, 2008
ASHIK....
Mr.next time dont try to use these words for any religion nd spacially for ISLAM...
clear.....
at 08:58 on November 30th, 2008
Its amazing how the the whole indian media has investigated the plot based on the interrogation from one man who hours after killing dozens of men has supposedly cracked and is speaking non-stop.
at 20:11 on November 30th, 2008
Im just confused that everything goes to media directly they should not admit that they capture him and try to strike back they had an opportunity to catch terrorist leaders or they playing another game there is a lot of options