The attacks in Mumbai which killed more than 100 people were carried out by a
group based in a foreign country, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
yesterday.
"It is evident that the group which carried out these attacks, based outside
the country, had come with single-minded determination to create havoc in the
commercial capital of the country," Singh said.
"The well-planned and well-orchestrated attacks, probably with external
linkages, were intended to create a sense of panic, by choosing high profile
targets and indiscriminately killing foreigners."
"I strongly condemn these acts of senseless violence against innocent people,
including guests from foreign countries," said the Prime Minister. "I offer my
deepest condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to those injured.
The Government will take all necessary measures to look after the well-being of
the affected families, including medical treatment of injured."
"Most importantly, it is essential to immediately set up a Federal
Investigation Agency to go into terrorist crimes of this kind and ensure that
the guilty are brought to book," he said.
"We will take up strongly with our neighbors that the use of their territory
for launching attacks on us will not be tolerated, and that there would be a
cost if suitable measures are not taken by them.
"I am confident that the people of India will rise unitedly to face this
grave challenge to the nation's security and integrity," Singh added.