Terror threat to India rising again six years after Mumbai attacks
Drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan, weakness of Pakistani government and surge of Islamic State mean risk of attack is highest in years, officials and analysts say
An Indian border security force soldier stands guard in Tripura state a week after the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Photograph: Parthajit Datta/AFP/Getty Images-----Police stand by flowers outside the Taj Hotel. Photograph: Sean Smith/Guardian
India is facing a period of heightened terrorist threat due to internal, regional and global factors, security officials say. Six years on from the bloody attack on luxury hotels and other targets in the country’s commercial capital, Mumbai, local and international officials say a pause in spectacular attacks in India could be broken at any moment.
Terror threat to India rising again six years after Mumbai attacks.odt by Thavam
Terror threat to India rising again six years after Mumbai attacks.odt by Thavam
