Archive for November, 2008
India claims Mumbai gunman tied to Pakistani group
The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday. The gunman was one of 10 who paralyzed the city in an attack that killed at least 174 people and revealed the weakness of India’s security
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Mumbai attacks: Jihadists see “invasion” as a triumph
The “invasion” showed that Islamic terror is capable of organising military-style operations against major urban centres in “infidel territory”. Since 1993 when they first gathered in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to discuss global strategy, Islamic terrorists have come up with
Intelligence services look at possible threat to UK targets
Britain’s security and intelligence agencies - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - have launched their own investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks and its implications for the UK, Whitehall officials said yesterday. They are studying the tactics of the terrorists and investigating how they were financed,
Mumbai assault shows gaping holes in India’s security
The attacks on Mumbai have again highlighted the lack of coherence in India’s counter terrorism strategy, its underfunded intelligence services and its poor rapid response networks, analysts say. India is not “soft on terrorism,” its prime minister stated firmly in September, two months
Indian security chief resigns over Mumbai attacks
The fallout from a three-day rampage that killed nearly 200 people in Mumbai threatened on Sunday to unravel India’s improving ties with Pakistan and prompted the resignation of India’s security minister. New Delhi said it was raising security to a “war level” and had no doubt
Security lapse at Grand Haven power plant prompts review
Grand Rapids Water Department Director Joellen Thompson says it should not have taken a full week before she found out about a security breach at a Lakeshore power plant. On Sept. 12, police arrested a man wearing all-black clothing after he sneaked onto the grounds of the Grand Haven Board of Light
Bioterror threat is increasing, study says
The threat of biological terrorism is growing, according to a congressionally ordered study that calls for aggressive defenses on par with those used to prevent nuclear terrorism. Due for release this week, a draft of the study warns that bioterrorists might one day make synthetic versions of killers
300 bodies taken to mosque on 2nd day of Nigeria riots
Mobs have burned homes, churches and mosques, and the death toll rose to more than 300 in a second day of sectarian violence in Africa’s most populous nation. Sheikh Khalid Abubakar, the imam at the Jos, Nigeria’s main mosque, said more than 300 bodies were brought there Saturday, and 183
Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warning
Intel without context…technology is not enough. The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday. But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were
Terrorists turn technology into weapon of war in Mumbai
Have we seen the future of terrorist cells? Messenger bags, AK-47s, jeans, hoodies, and Blackberry phones. Among their arsenal of weapons are bags of almonds and BlackBerry mobile phones – almonds to keep their energy up, and the mobile internet connections to stay one step ahead of police and the