Ex-ISI officials may be behind 2008 Mumbai attacks: Pak Army
April 26th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANIIslamabad, April 26(ANI): Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Athar Abbas has hinted at the involvement of retired Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, but categorically denied any role of serving spies.
It maybe recalled that ten gunmen from Pakistan arrived in Mumbai via sea route on November 26, 2008 and started firing indiscriminately at a busy railway station, a Jewish settlement, a popular café and two luxury hotels.
Several innocents were held hostage over the next three days and at least 166 people- including six Americans- were killed before Indian commandos smoked out the terrorists on November 28, 2008.
In his interaction with a visiting delegation of Indian journalists and in a TV interview, the Pakistan military spokesman indicated the possibility of some retired ISI officials collaborating with 26/11 perpetrators, the Dawn reports.
This is probably the first time that the Pakistan military has suggested possible links between retired ISI men and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), although in the past, India had accused serving officials of being involved. (ANI)
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