Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Mumbai-style attacks on European countries 'not a case of if- but when' | The nightmare scenario of a Mumbai-style massacre in Europe has loomed closer to reality, with the German Interior Minister having issued a warning
that there were concrete indications of a series of attacks planned for the end of November, and French and British security services having been put on a higher
state of alert after getting similar warnings from agents. Western intelligence
agencies have long recognised that their countries are vulnerable to armed multiple
attacks on crowded areas, as they recall how the terror in India was unleashed
at ten different locations, SKY News reported. Radical Islamists, carrying authentic
European passports, have been very hard to track, it added. "There has been a
steady trickle of volunteers heading for training in places like Pakistan," a
Western security source said. "They are potentially great assets to the terrorists
because they are able to get back into their home countries much more easily than
foreigners," said the insider, adding, "It's not a case of if - but when." A major
problem for any terrorist group hoping to use rifles and grenades in an attack
inside the UK is the simple difficulty of obtaining the weaponry, the report said.
Though small arms are relatively easy to obtain in mainland Europe or from neighbouring
states and to smuggle across borders, the UK's strict gun laws and the surrounding
seas make obtaining the sort of firepower which could sustain a three or four-day
terrorist operation on the Mumbai scale very difficult, it added. Still, Europe's
security services remain deeply concerned over radicalised young men from their
own countries, who pose the biggest immediate danger. Sources have also warned
that terrorist groups are working on new forms of attack that have not been seen
before. The UK can anticipate a continued heavy presence of police and other security services on the streets of the major cities.
|
|
|
|
|
|