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Breakthrough in Delhi terror threat: J&K man arrested
A man in Srinagar has been arrested for allegedly being a major part of a plan to attack Delhi this weekend. He was allegedly operating on behalf of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba ( LeT ) and had a Pakistani handler.
The Jammu and Kashmir police claim Umar Zargar has confessed to his role. He was meant to pick up a consignment of explosives and reach Delhi on April 27, but was detained last week as part of a group of stone-throwers, who have become a notorious mob in Srinagar, thanks to their violent protests conducted with masks concealing their identities.
Indian intelligence agencies warned the government on Friday about intercepted phone calls and emails which suggested a person had been assigned to attack a crowded place on Saturday in the capital.
Based on similar intelligence, the US issued an advisory to its citizens, with the word "imminent" to describe the danger level in Delhi. Zargar was reportedly in touch with a person in Delhi via email whose identity has not yet been established.
The advisory issued by the US also mentioned markets to be avoided include Sarojini Nagar, Karol Bagh and Greater Kailash. Thousands of additional policemen are on guard at these markets. Sniffer dogs and security cameras were also added and these markets saw fewer shoppers on Sunday than usual. (Watch: Alert at Delhi markets continues)
As Delhi spent its weekend guarding against a possible terror strike, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told NDTV, "I would not say that there is that much of an alarm that people should stay at home. It's up to them to decide whether to stay at home or go out. You cannot put Delhi at a standstill... the safest bet would be not to go out, but normal day life should not come to a standstill. I would certainly say there should be no panic."
There's credible intelligence that at least three terror modules have been asked to trigger attacks in Delhi. Sources add that the terrorists have come in from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan through Jammu & Kashmir.
Dikshit agrees with the assessment by intelligence officials that terrorists want to attack Delhi to disrupt the Commonwealth Games scheduled for later this year. "The Commonwealth Games (CWG) would be the Number One target for the terrorists. They want to destabilise the country and say alright we cannot even hold the CWG."
Intelligence sources say emails recently received by sports bodies in UK, Canada and Australia warn them not to send athletes to Delhi for the Games. Sources say these emails have been traced to servers
in Pakistan.
Sources also say terrorists are planning to target Commonwealth Games infrastructure, participants and organisers ahead of the Games.
Breakthrough in Delhi terror threat: J&K man arrested
A man in Srinagar has been arrested for allegedly being a major part of a plan to attack Delhi this weekend. He was allegedly operating on behalf of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba ( LeT ) and had a Pakistani handler.
The Jammu and Kashmir police claim Umar Zargar has confessed to his role. He was meant to pick up a consignment of explosives and reach Delhi on April 27, but was detained last week as part of a group of stone-throwers, who have become a notorious mob in Srinagar, thanks to their violent protests conducted with masks concealing their identities.
Indian intelligence agencies warned the government on Friday about intercepted phone calls and emails which suggested a person had been assigned to attack a crowded place on Saturday in the capital.
Based on similar intelligence, the US issued an advisory to its citizens, with the word "imminent" to describe the danger level in Delhi. Zargar was reportedly in touch with a person in Delhi via email whose identity has not yet been established.
The advisory issued by the US also mentioned markets to be avoided include Sarojini Nagar, Karol Bagh and Greater Kailash. Thousands of additional policemen are on guard at these markets. Sniffer dogs and security cameras were also added and these markets saw fewer shoppers on Sunday than usual. (Watch: Alert at Delhi markets continues)
As Delhi spent its weekend guarding against a possible terror strike, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told NDTV, "I would not say that there is that much of an alarm that people should stay at home. It's up to them to decide whether to stay at home or go out. You cannot put Delhi at a standstill... the safest bet would be not to go out, but normal day life should not come to a standstill. I would certainly say there should be no panic."
There's credible intelligence that at least three terror modules have been asked to trigger attacks in Delhi. Sources add that the terrorists have come in from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan through Jammu & Kashmir.
Dikshit agrees with the assessment by intelligence officials that terrorists want to attack Delhi to disrupt the Commonwealth Games scheduled for later this year. "The Commonwealth Games (CWG) would be the Number One target for the terrorists. They want to destabilise the country and say alright we cannot even hold the CWG."
Intelligence sources say emails recently received by sports bodies in UK, Canada and Australia warn them not to send athletes to Delhi for the Games. Sources say these emails have been traced to servers
in Pakistan.
Sources also say terrorists are planning to target Commonwealth Games infrastructure, participants and organisers ahead of the Games.
Breakthrough in Delhi terror threat: J&K man arrested
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