India suggests Mumbai terrorists had 'Pakistani support'
India suggests Mumbai terrorists had 'Pakistani support'
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Tuesday, 06, Jan 2009 09:25
India's prime minister Manmohan Singh has suggested the terror attacks on Mumbai must have been carried out with some kind of support from agencies within Pakistan.
He said at a meeting with chief ministers that due to the "sophistication and military precision" of the attack in November, the gunmen must have had "the support of some official agencies" based in Pakistan.
"Today, even as Pakistan engages in whipping up war hysteria, our nation remains steadfastly united and, if anything, the process of national consolidation is becoming stronger," Mr Singh added.
Almost 180 people were killed when gunmen attacked a series of sites across the Indian city of Mumbai, including a number of high-profile hotels.
The only surviving person involved in the attacks, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, was remanded in custody today for another two weeks.
Yesterday, India claimed to have handed Islamabad evidence which linked the terror attacks to "elements" within Pakistan.
Speaking in New Delhi, Mr Singh criticised Pakistan's actions in tackling terrorism, suggesting India's neighbour was giving sanctuary to terrorists.
"The more fragile a government, the more it tends to act in an irresponsible fashion," he added.
India's foreign minister Shivshankar Menon repeated Mr Singh's allegations on Tuesday, stating he found it "hard to believe that something of this scale... could occur without anybody, anywhere in the establishment knowing that this was happening".
India has continued to blame the Pakistan-based group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, for the terror attack.