*'I WAS TOLD TO KILL TO MY LAST BREATH': *Captured terrorist's account of Mumbai massacre reveals plan was to kill 5,000 : The only terrorist captured alive after the Mumbai massacre has given police the first full account of the extraordinary events that led to it revealing he was ordered to kill until the last breath. Azam Amir Kasab, 21, from Pakistan, said the attacks were meticulously planned six months ago and were intended to kill 5,000 people. He revealed that the ten terrorists, who were highly trained in marine assault and crept into the city by boat, had planned to blow up the Taj Mahal Palace hotel after first executing British and American tourists and then taking hostages.
*THE AUDACIOUS ATTACK WHICH TOOK A YEAR TO PLAN :* Ten terrorists dedicated to fighting for an independent Kashmir were selected for an operation from which they were likely never to return. The tactics were relatively simple: to strike at multiple targets while simultaneously slaughtering as many civilians as possible before going "static" in three of the locations within the city. But such a plan would require a year of planning, reconnaissance, the covert acquisition of ships and speed boats as well as the forward basing of weapons and ammunition secretly hidden inside at least one hotel. Nothing would be left to chance. Even the times of the tides were checked and rechecked to ensure that the terrorists would be able to arrive when their first target, the Caf Leopold, was full of unsuspecting tourists enjoying the balmy Bombay (Mumbai) evening. *INDIAN MINISTER OFFERS RESIGNATION OVER MUMBAI ATTACKS: *India's Home Minister Shivraj Patil submitted his resignation Sunday as the country investigated alleged Pakistani ties to the terrorist attacks that killed 183 people in Mumbai. The fallout from the attacks is damaging the tenuous relationship between India and Pakistan, said CNN sister station in India, CNN-IBN. The Indian government is considering suspending the five-year old cease-fire with Pakistan and perhaps even ending the dialogue process with the country, sources told CNN-IBN.The Pakistani government insisted Saturday that it had not been involved and pledged to take action against Pakistani-based militants if they were found to be implicated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
