We made videos of targeted places in Mumbai: Kasab
Zeenews Bureau
Mumbai, Dec 02: Azamal Amir Kasab, the terrorist who was caught alive by security forces, on Tuesday made some more startling disclosures regarding his group’s deadly terror strikes in Mumbai.
According to reports, the 21-year-old terrorist, who hails from Pakistan’s Faridkot, told the investigating agencies that they had divided themselves in two groups and each group was allotted different work.
Elaborating further, Kasab told interrogators that one group shot video of important targets in Mumbai and the other conducted reccee of those places as many as four times.
Based on the information collected through these methods, his associates then prepared their blueprint for attacks, Kasab revealed.
The terrorist, who had earlier confessed during interrogation that they had planned to blow up the historic Taj Mahal Hotel, further disclosed that the famous Leelawati Hospital was their next target.
He also revealed that as many as 17 militants left Karachi for India in one plane and out of which seven went missing after the security forces’ crackdown on terrorists.
Although he refused to divulge details about the missing terrorists, it is now believed that they all might have fled to Pakistan.
Kasab disclosed that they planned to hold foreign nationals and NRIs as hostage so as to compel authorities to allow other militants entering the territory an easy passage.
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