India briefs more countries on Pak role in Mumbai attacks

Menon yesterday gave a similar briefing to diplomats of about 15 countries,including the US,UK,Israel,France,whose nationals were killed during the attacks.

He told the diplomats that investigations have clearly pointed to involvement of elements based in Pakistan in the Mumbai attacks with possibly the support of people in the Pakistani establishment.

He gave them a detailed account of how 10-heavily armed Pakistani terrorists came from Karachi and carried out attacks in Mumbai on November 26 last year and how they were in touch with their handlers in Pakistan even during the three-day engagement with security forces.

Menon also cited the confession of Ajmal Amir Kasab,the lone Pakistani terrorist arrested during the attacks. He has given details of commando-type training imparted to him and nine other terrorists who were killed in the encounter with security forces.

“The evidence was strong… very strong evidence.. It was a very good presentation,” Deputy Chief of Brazil High Commission J C Fonseka told PTI after attending the briefing.

Columbian Ambassador Juan Alfredo Pinto Saavedra said,“It was a very well-prepared material.. very serious and off course in elaboration.”