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| US 'warned India' about Mumbai | US 'warned India' about Mumbai |
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| The US warned India about a possible threat at least a month before last week's Mumbai attacks, US media have quoted unnamed officials as saying. | The US warned India about a possible threat at least a month before last week's Mumbai attacks, US media have quoted unnamed officials as saying. |
| One official said India had been told of an apparent plot to launch an attack from the sea, the AP agency reports. | One official said India had been told of an apparent plot to launch an attack from the sea, the AP agency reports. |
| The reports came as India's navy chief said there had been "systemic failures" in the country's security and intelligence services. | The reports came as India's navy chief said there had been "systemic failures" in the country's security and intelligence services. |
| At least 188 people are now known to have died in the coordinated attacks. | At least 188 people are now known to have died in the coordinated attacks. |
| The allegations are likely to add to the growing public anger that the attacks were not prevented. | The allegations are likely to add to the growing public anger that the attacks were not prevented. |
| India's home minister and the chief and deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra state have all resigned amid criticism of the government's handling of the crisis. | India's home minister and the chief and deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra state have all resigned amid criticism of the government's handling of the crisis. |
| Two warnings | Two warnings |
| An Indian official appeared to confirm the US media reports that there was a known threat to at least some of the locations targets, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. | An Indian official appeared to confirm the US media reports that there was a known threat to at least some of the locations targets, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. |
| Mumbai police chief Hassan Gafoor told a news conference on Tuesday that they had "had an alert that hotels like Taj could be exposed to such danger". | Mumbai police chief Hassan Gafoor told a news conference on Tuesday that they had "had an alert that hotels like Taj could be exposed to such danger". |
| ABC News quoted Indian officials as saying that after receiving the US warning, they also intercepted a satellite phone message on 18 November warning of a sea-borne attack on Mumbai. | |
| The city had been on high alert but security measures at the attacked hotels had recently been relaxed, the network reported. | The city had been on high alert but security measures at the attacked hotels had recently been relaxed, the network reported. |