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26/11 terrorists' phones traced to Italy, US: Report
Feb 24, 2009 at 2002
Rome
Terrorists behind 2008's attacks on Mumbai used cell phones that were
activated in the United States and paid for with funds sent from
Italy, an Italian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
'Corriere della Sera' daily said India sent the intelligence
information to Italy and other countries so anti-terrorism
investigators could attempt to expose any ties to the network behind
the November attack that killed at least 179 people.
Islamabad acknowledged for the first time this month that the November
assault was launched from, and partly planned in, Pakistan.
'Corriere' said Italian authorities were investigating a wire transfer
sent to the United States from the northern Italian city of Brescia by
a Pakistani-born suspect.
The suspect, named as Javaid Iqbal, sent the funds via Western Union
to pay for five cell phones with Austrian country codes -- three of
which were used by the attackers, 'Corriere' said, citing the Indian
dossier.
Iqbal, a former resident of Barcelona, has been arrested in Pakistan
and Italian authorities were attempting to understand how he arrived
in Brescia and whether he had support from anyone there.
The cell phones were activated in the United States by a US company,
'Corriere' reported, and registered to another man, who identified
himself as an Indian citizen.
India, in its intelligence dossier, highlighted the importance of cell
phone communication between the plotters and terrorists carrying out
the attacks.
It offered partial transcripts of the conversations detailing orders
given by phone to kill hostages, and how the plotters relayed the
media impact of the assault in real-time.
"Everything is being registered by the media. You must inflict the
maximum damage. Fight to the end. Don't leave any survivors," read one
of the excerpts, in a call to an attacker at the Trident-Oberoi hotel,
reported by 'Corriere'.
"Kill the hostages, except the Muslims. Take the telephone and
activate it so we can hear the shots," a terrorist says, according to
'Corriere'.
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