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“US warned India ‘twice’ about sea attack: Report”

Thanks for the informative articles.

Unfortunately, it looks like India was living in a pre-9-11 world, didn’t think it can happen to them.

It seems the police didn’t take action even after some fisherman saw the terrorists and called them to report it.

Mumbai massacre: Cops ignored reports on gunmen two hours before shootings

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/11/30/2-hour-terror-warning-ignored-78057-20935835/

“THE terrorists who brought carnage to Mumbai were spotted a full two hours before they reached their targets.

Police failed to act on reports from fishermen that heavily armed men had beached on Sassoon Dock in a fast boat.”

In Just Minutes, Mumbai Was Under
Siege

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002218.html?hpid=topnews

“It was just after dinner, about 9 p.m., when the fishermen noticed four strangers come ashore on an inflatable raft. Moments later, another four pulled up to the boat launch in a speedboat. Only two got out of the boat. They were young, muscular men, with backpacks and bulky duffel bags slung across their shoulders.

At least one of the fishermen was instantly suspicious and asked the strangers what they were doing. “One of them turned around and said in heavily accented Hindi: ‘Don’t hassle me. I’m in a terrible mood.’ We got nervous and just left them alone,” said a 25-year-old fisherman who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

The strangers flagged down two taxis and sped off toward the Oberoi Trident hotel in Nariman Point.”