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It is shocking to think that the terrible disaster in Mumbai, India could have been avoided. According to reports, the plans to attack Mumbai were found at least two months before they happened. The United States intelligence bureau, FBI, reported that Mumbai and Bombay were under threat of terrorist attacks. The FBI had even supplied destinations as to where they may attack including the Taj Hotel.
The revelation that was reported by ABC News follows other claims that warnings went unheeded or were not properly dealt with. Indian intelligence officials have said that a phone call to a number in Pakistan belonging to Lashar-e-Taiba, the group that is believed to of carried out the attacks. The satellite phone call also pointed out that there will be sea bourne attacks on the city.
The Chairman of the Taj Hotel admitted that the security was temporarily heightened following the initial warning then relaxed. The report does not actually indicate why the hotel management thought it would be suitable to relax once they had received the report, perhaps they thought that it was a false alarm?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Scotland Yard and Israeli intelligence arrived in Bombay late on Sunday night and quickly got to examine the sites that were reported to apparently be attacked. Various agents working with Indian intelligence had been analysing SIM cards from phones and had apparently recovered a "treasure trove" of information about the attacks.
Officials also indicated that the SIM cards could of been taken within the US. Once the agents actually have the number they can analyse who was called and hopefully uncover everyone that was involved in the plot. However the FBI's investigation was slightly stalled in Mumbai as they were detained at the border. Their forensic equipment was analysed closely due to the fact that they had not provided an inventory in advance according to reports by Indian officials.
Either way it does seem to appear that these horrible attacks were anticipated which is desperately unfortunate. So, it goes to show that nothing of this magnitude can't be ignored, especially when people’s lives are at stake.
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