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| India denies Pakistan alert call | India denies Pakistan alert call |
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| India's foreign minister has denied making a phone call that prompted Pakistan to put its forces on alert after the Mumbai attacks. | India's foreign minister has denied making a phone call that prompted Pakistan to put its forces on alert after the Mumbai attacks. |
| Pranab Mukherjee said the call was a hoax which Pakistan was using to divert attention from the fact its nationals were involved in the attacks. | Pranab Mukherjee said the call was a hoax which Pakistan was using to divert attention from the fact its nationals were involved in the attacks. |
| Pakistan insists the "threatening" call, to President Asif Ali Zardari, came from India's foreign ministry. | Pakistan insists the "threatening" call, to President Asif Ali Zardari, came from India's foreign ministry. |
| Meanwhile Indian police say the only gunman in custody was a "petty thief". | Meanwhile Indian police say the only gunman in custody was a "petty thief". |
| Rakesh Maria, the chief police investigator, told the Associated Press news agency that the gunman, Azam Amir Qasab, had been indoctrinated by the banned Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. | Rakesh Maria, the chief police investigator, told the Associated Press news agency that the gunman, Azam Amir Qasab, had been indoctrinated by the banned Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| Islamabad denies any involvement in the attacks which left at least 170 people dead, but some of the gunmen are said to have had links to Pakistani militants. | Islamabad denies any involvement in the attacks which left at least 170 people dead, but some of the gunmen are said to have had links to Pakistani militants. |
| On Saturday, Pakistan's High Commissioner to London Wajid Shamsul Hassan said Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks "to teach Pakistan a lesson". | On Saturday, Pakistan's High Commissioner to London Wajid Shamsul Hassan said Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks "to teach Pakistan a lesson". |
| Mr Hassan said high-level US and British officials intervened to calm the situation. | Mr Hassan said high-level US and British officials intervened to calm the situation. |
| 'Confusing the public' | 'Confusing the public' |
| On Saturday, the Pakistani Dawn newspaper reported that the country had been put on high alert during the crisis after what the paper called a hoax call was made to President Zardari. | On Saturday, the Pakistani Dawn newspaper reported that the country had been put on high alert during the crisis after what the paper called a hoax call was made to President Zardari. |
| A caller claiming to be Mr Mukherjee spoke to the Pakistani leader in a threatening manner on 28 November, Dawn reported. | A caller claiming to be Mr Mukherjee spoke to the Pakistani leader in a threatening manner on 28 November, Dawn reported. |
| But Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman later denied it could have been a hoax. | But Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman later denied it could have been a hoax. |
| It is, however, worrying that a neighbouring state might even consider acting on the basis of such a hoax call Pranab MukherjeeIndian Foreign Minister | |
| The minister said "the call was placed from a verified official Phone Number of the Indian ministry of external affairs". | The minister said "the call was placed from a verified official Phone Number of the Indian ministry of external affairs". |
| In a statement released on Sunday, India's foreign minister insisted the call - of which he had been notified by a third country - was a hoax. | In a statement released on Sunday, India's foreign minister insisted the call - of which he had been notified by a third country - was a hoax. |
| "I can only ascribe this series of events to those in Pakistan who wish to divert attention from the fact that a terrorist group, operating from the Pakistani territory, planned and launched a ghastly attack on Mumbai," Mr Mukherjee said. | "I can only ascribe this series of events to those in Pakistan who wish to divert attention from the fact that a terrorist group, operating from the Pakistani territory, planned and launched a ghastly attack on Mumbai," Mr Mukherjee said. |
| "It is, however, worrying that a neighbouring state might even consider acting on the basis of such a hoax call, try to give it credibility with other states, and confuse the public by releasing the story in part," he said. | "It is, however, worrying that a neighbouring state might even consider acting on the basis of such a hoax call, try to give it credibility with other states, and confuse the public by releasing the story in part," he said. |
| India says the surviving gunman was a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant | India says the surviving gunman was a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant |
| Nine of the 10 militants believed to have mounted the attack on 26 November died. | Nine of the 10 militants believed to have mounted the attack on 26 November died. |
| Indian media have named the surviving gunman as Azam Amir Qasab. He is described as a Pakistani, and is reported to have links to a Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group denies involvement. | Indian media have named the surviving gunman as Azam Amir Qasab. He is described as a Pakistani, and is reported to have links to a Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group denies involvement. |
| The chief Indian investigator said that Amir Qasab had been a low-level thief, before going to a camp run by Lashkar-e-Taiba. | The chief Indian investigator said that Amir Qasab had been a low-level thief, before going to a camp run by Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| Maria said that as a teenager, he become a low-level thief, robbing people at knifepoint. | Maria said that as a teenager, he become a low-level thief, robbing people at knifepoint. |
| "The moment he came under their wings, the indoctrination started. And that's when he decided there should be some meaning to his life and jihad was his calling," he said. | "The moment he came under their wings, the indoctrination started. And that's when he decided there should be some meaning to his life and jihad was his calling," he said. |