Only 10 terrorists in Mumbai attacks confirmed

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(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-11-30 22:14

MUMBAI -- The Mumbai police probing the terror attacks confirmed on Sunday that only 10 terrorists entered the city just an hour before the attacks starting on November 26, according to local NDTV.

Local media initially reported that there were 40 terrorists including 18 foreign nationals.

Nine of them were killed in encounter, While a 21-year-old was captured alive, police said, adding that arms and ammunition brought in by the terrorists were enough to kill around 5,000 people.

The arrested terrorist, Ajmal Mohammed Amir Kasab, told investigators that all the 10 terrorists had come by ship.

They had come in a ship and used a boat to come to the shore, said the police, adding "four Indians were already on the boat and the terrorists killed three of them while they used one, Amar Narayan, to handle the boat. When the boat was just three nautical miles away from shore, they slit Narayan's throat and dumped his body in the trawler. They then used their own skill to come to shore."

Rakesh Maria, joint commissioner of police, crime branch said, "after landing at Fish Market at Cuffe Parade near Colaba, they formed four groups and hired taxis to reach to their destinations. A group of two young terrorists entered Hotel Oberoi, four into Taj Mahal Hotel, two stormed into Nariman House while the rest entered the CST railway station from its mail trains' gate. Their plan was just to cause maximum damage and return with hostages protecting themselves,"

As the attacks began, two terrorist started random firing at CST railway station while three other teams had began firing at Oberoi, Taj and Nariman House. One terrorist who sustained a bullet injury in his hand during an encounter with the police was captured. And all the rest were killed during the 3-day gun fight, the police said.

The terrorists wanted to launch an attack which would attract international attention, the police added.