The government of India has issued advisories to the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Agra and Ahmedabad for an impending terror strike on 26th of this month, the first anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks.
The alert came following the interrogation of American terrorist David Headley who was nabbed by the FBI earlier this month. Headley was boarding a flight from Philadelphia to Pakistan when he was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. FBI also arrested his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, who is a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin.
Headley, who was involved in a conspiracy with the LeT to carry out terror strikes on India and the US, had allegedly the NDC in Delhi on his radar. Haldey was also recruiting fresh blood for Pakistan-based terror group Lashker-e-Taiba, for sending them to a Gulf country using the services of his immigration business set up in Mumbai. It is suspected that Healdey has established sleeper cells in the above states, and it was revealed that 50 terrorists could be targeting various Indian cities to launch multiple attacks from the Western coast of India.
Headley had visited Mumbai several times before, and according to Home Minister P Chidambaram, it is still being investigated if he had any links with the 26/11 attacks in the city last year. According to an official 'A similar warning was issued last week but it was not specific. This time, sources say, the intelligence is very specific and the Government has asked all the above cities to remain on alert against any mysterious activities.'
The other reveal is that that Pakistani nationals in the guise of local fishermen are trying to infiltrate into India. Reports have also revealed that during the past one month, they have tried four times to penetrate the borders albeit in vain.
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