US ‘Warned India’ Taj Was Target

Sky News
Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008

India was warned by the US in October that the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was a hot target for a potential terrorist strike, according to reports.

America’s ABC News claims a US intelligence official revealed that Indian security agencies were told nearly two months ago that militants might come from the sea to attack hotels and businesses.

It adds that a second source confirmed that specific locations – including the Taj – were given in the warning.

India’s Intelligence sources told the national NDTV news channel they had issued a series of warnings of a possible attack on Mumbai by sea in the months leading up to last week’s devastating onslaught.

However, many Indians have expressed anger at apparent intelligence lapses, including what a senior coast guard official said was a warning militants would attack Mumbai from the sea days before it happened, and a slow reaction by security forces to the rampage.

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Ratan Tata, the head of the Taj Group of hotels which owns the Taj Mahal hotel, earlier told CNN that they had received a warning that an attack might take place.

He said: “We did have some measures too, you know, where people couldn’t park their cars in the portico where you had to go through a metal detector.

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4 Responses to “US ‘Warned India’ Taj Was Target”

1. ian Says:
   December 2nd, 2008 at 5:35 am

   http://pakalert.wordpress.com/.....y-ignored/

   this is an interesting article…was this actually a Hindu attack?

2. Rob Says:
   December 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am

   The Chief of Indian Police Intelligence was shot to death in the Mumbi crisis. because he knew the guys behind the crisis and was about to initiate action, but did not get the time. India is a big country and has always been a target of such crisis. Back in 1969 Indira Gandhi had engage Army in the North Eastern provinces with a state of emergency. But this time the home grown crisis got international color, because of greater interest, namely NWO.

3. truthmonster Says:
   December 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am

   IF THEY KNEW THIS, KNOWING AMERICANS GO THERE, WHY DIDNT THEY STEP IN AND STOP IT, WHY IS IT THEY ALWAYS CLAIM TO BE THE SAVIORS AFTER THE FACT?

4. ef Says:
   December 3rd, 2008 at 6:04 am

   It seems like the US wants to bring down the Indian government and hook up with the ultra-nationalists there