Indian police said they had foiled a possible terrorist attack

August 22, 2006 in Global War On Terror, India, Terrorism

Indian police said they had foiled a possible terrorist attack in the financial hub of Mumbai after they shot dead a suspected Pakistani national and arrested another after a gun battle in the metropolis on Tuesday.

The shootout came less than a month and a half after serial bomb blasts hit packed commuter trains and stations in the city, killing 186 people and wounding about 700.

Acting on a tip-off, police surrounded a dilapidated building in a central neighborhood and began searching for suspects linked with the July 11 attacks, A.N. Roy, Mumbai’s police chief, told a news conference.

“We intercepted a car last night and arrested a person who led us to the hideout of his accomplice,” Roy said. “There, the other man did not surrender and fired 18 rounds from an AK-47 rifle. We returned fire in which he was killed.”

A senior officer had earlier said Tuesday’s killing and arrest was a breakthrough in last month’s train bombings as the two men were suspected to be linked to the attacks.

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Hats off to the Indians for bringing another terrorist to a just end.  

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