09-18-2009, 10:07 PM
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According to Times of India, Israel on September 17 has warned that a Pakistan-based terror outfit affiliated to al-Qaeda, which carried out the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai attacks to hit Western and Israeli targets, is planning to carry out a string of terrorist attacks across India. India blames Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the 26/11 attacks in which 10 militant killed over 186 persons in a three-day rampage through Mumbai. âThe terrorist group that carried out the serious Mumbai attack in India is planning to carry out a number of attacks across India, particularly against concentrations of Western or Israeli tourists,â warned a statement from Israel's counter-terrorism bureau at the National Security Council (NSC). Among the targets hit was a Jewish centre run by the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch movement. The statement warned the impending attacks could target other Lubavitch centres in India. The statement said the travel warning was based on âa concrete, very serious threat.â The warning called on Israeli travellers to stay away from crowded places and the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region.
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According to Times of India, Israel on September 17 has warned that a Pakistan-based terror outfit affiliated to al-Qaeda, which carried out the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai attacks to hit Western and Israeli targets, is planning to carry out a string of terrorist attacks across India. India blames Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the 26/11 attacks in which 10 militant killed over 186 persons in a three-day rampage through Mumbai. âThe terrorist group that carried out the serious Mumbai attack in India is planning to carry out a number of attacks across India, particularly against concentrations of Western or Israeli tourists,â warned a statement from Israel's counter-terrorism bureau at the National Security Council (NSC). Among the targets hit was a Jewish centre run by the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitch movement. The statement warned the impending attacks could target other Lubavitch centres in India. The statement said the travel warning was based on âa concrete, very serious threat.â The warning called on Israeli travellers to stay away from crowded places and the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region.
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