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Chinese-made grenades have been found to be used by the terrorists that launched the deadly spate of attacks in Mumbai that has now been dubbed by the media as India's 9/11.
At the Taj Mahal Hotel, Indian commandos recovered Chinese-made grenades from one of the rucksacks of the terrorists, among other items — a Mauritian national's identity card, seven ammunition magazines, 400 spare rounds of ammunition, seven credit cards from different banks, dry rations and thousands of dollars in cash.
Meanwhile, India says it has captured one of the Muslim militants responsible for the attack alive. A man by the name of Abu Islami is supposed to have checked into the Oberoi-Trident hotel four days before the rest of the terrorists arrived in Mumbai by boat:
"He used the room to store explosives" including 40 hand grenades "and weapons for a prolonged operation", a top Intelligence Bureau official told AFP on condition he not be named."We are asking him who supplied the weapons, the explosives, the Chinese-made grenades. He came in much before the main body of the terrorists landed by boat" on Wednesday evening, he said.
According to India, this is not the first time Chinese-made grenades have been found to be used in terrorist attacks within India. In a report from The Times of India, on July 12 2006:
The frequent grenade attacks in Jammu and Kashmir may be carried out by cross-border terrorists, but they have a distinct 'Made in China' tag, say top counter-insurgency experts.India has blamed the Mumbai attacks on elements within Pakistan, a stand that has attracted the rebuke of the Pakistani government. Bilateral ties between India and Pakistan are being tested as anti-Pakistan protests now begin to hit the streets in India.For the past 15 years, terrorists have been using compact Chinese-made grenades to carry out their nefarious activities in the Valley.
"Indian grenades are more powerful than the Chinese made, but obviously the supply is routed through Pakistan, which is why Chinese grenades are used. We have never come across terrorists using Indian made grenades," said senior officers.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has not issued any statement regarding the alleged Chinese grenade link in the Mumbai attacks as yet.
Scene at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India on Nov 27, 2008 from NoComment TV.
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Another stupid post by Shanghaiist. The Colombian FARC is routinely seen toting M16 rifles and American grenades. Abu Sayyaf is also armed with American weapons. So does America support terrorism and ledt wing guerrilas? There are many reasons why they have those grenades:
1. Could be planted by the NED/CIA.
2. Stolen Paki supplies.
3. Afghan Mujahedeen cache (since the US bought a lot of AKs and grenades from China to arm the Mujahedeen in the 80s. Remeber, Bin Ladin was a CIA operative). The US also arms the new Iraqi and Afghan armies with Chinese equipment.
4. The Chinese version of the AK is a very popular collectors items for regional Indian officials, does that mean the Indian officials re supported by the Chinese?
As for the lamb shaslik, please provide evidence before you crap.
Such a paranoid and defensive reaction is a bit odd.
I don't think this is a stupid post. There is no implication that China in any way supported these folks, neither by Kenneth nor by the people quoted. This is a site about China, this is a huge news story with something related to China, so it shows up on the site.
CIA? Do you also wear an aluminum foil hat when you are thinking?
Plenty of computer records, examined by other S. American intel agencies, verify that China's latino buddy Chavez has long supplied weapons to FARC and given them refuge in venezuelan territory.
China's fingerprints are over the borrowed sword it lends to terrorists to hurt the US and India.
BBC's reaction was predictable. It's what happens when people read what they want to into news rather than reading what the news reports.
Neither this post nor the article says that the grenades that arrived in India did so with the support of the Chinese government. You can't even read that between the lines.
Chinese grenades = Pakistani involvement = substantiation of the charge that Pakistani extremists are involved. What's your problem, BBC?
HA, BBC, don't you realise how incredibly transparent you guys are? "Could be planted by the NED/CIA."
Yeah, just cut and paste that phrase from any Wu Mao Dang-infested forum. Don't bother analyzing the actual details of any particular event; simply blame "NED" (the newest enfant terrible of the wu mao crowd).
Hmm...by your logic, the Longnan riots, Ningbo riots, and latest Guangdong riots are certainly the work of this nefarious NED.
Interesting how if Lhasa turns into the streets, it's a "riot" with 2000+ arrested. If Longnan citizens in the tens of thousands attack police officers and burn buildings and destroy tons of cars and people die, it's a "protest" with 30 arrested.
All of these incidents are simply the result of public dissatisfaction, not outside-funded terrorism; yet the "NED" is accused where convenient.
Yet at the same time, actual terrorism is being funded by Beijing.
Total BS, the only reason this was posted was just trying to scapegoat China. Unless there is solid evidence showing that China deliberately supplied these grenades for the sole purpose of carrying these attacks, then the post is irrelevant. Should the Gothamist post articles about M16s being in the hands of Abu Sayyaf FARC everytime when hostages are taken or a bomb goes off in metro Manila? Direct Pakistani involvement is not even being established at this moment. Even Western press are questioning this scapegoating tactics!
The perils of blaming Pakistan
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1862864,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner
China's nearest threat is a rising India, that is why the base at Gwadhar exists and why there is a highway from Kashgar/Urumuqi to Gwadhar. It is for the PLA to surround India by sea and land.
China must be permanently deconstructed, the sooner the better.
nanheyangrouchuan is full of bias in his comments. Why not be a fair minded man for a change! You will earn more respect from fellow netizens.
BBC, you don't seem to get the point (and neither did
eastman back in the glory days) that this site is about China, not Manilla, not Venezuela, not Colombia. It's not about the FARC, either. If it bothers you this much, can't you go write about it on a site that deals with these issues?
Btw, you should call some from Pakistan a Paki and see what happens.
lamb shashlik, by what you have just said, you are implying that China had a direct involvement in the Mumbai attacks because India is a threat to China. What BS!!! Please stop pulling facts out of your derriere unless you have credible proof. I have been to INDIA and I actually have a home in Shanghai, unlike many folks who post comments here. Both countries are so different and they compete in different industries. Militarily, India cannot pose any threat to China, due to geographical reasons. India already have a multitude of problems, such as the ingrained caste system, a huge percentage of children that are malnourished and several active insurgencies. India is also home to the second highest casualties of terrorist attacks. India knows it must tackle these problems than be a threat to China.
You confirmed the intent of this post, which is to imply that China has a hand in the attacks. Unless some solid facts are established, you are just a bloody LIAR. Yup, let's blame the US for the Abu Sayaf outrages, because their M16 carbines are made in USA. LOL!!!
El jefe, of course I know this site is for China and Shanghai. The reason I am here is because of my Shanghai connection! I used the FARC and Abu Sayaf angle here to illustrate the dumb post here, which have no relevance except to imply that China somehow is involved in the Mumbai attacks. As for the word, Paki, excuse my ignorance, I leanrt the word from Indian blogs. My apologies to my Pakistani friends, should they be feel offended.
Sau Laan, can you stop smokin hash. NED got into you. LOL!
Buddy, your reading comprehension stinks.
"China had a direct involvement in the Mumbai attacks because India is a threat to China. What BS!!! Please stop pulling facts out of your derriere unless you have credible proof"
@BBCunt
Then explain why PLA troops are still on Kashmir glaciers? Why the PLAN already has a base in Burma? Why China has built highways right up to the border with Anaruchel Pradesh?
Rotten, scheming China.
Just simply means that Chinese businessmen have no scruples who they sell weapons to - just as US businessmen have no scruples in who they sell weapons to; just as German, French, etc... businessmen have no scruples who they sell weapons to.
This would only be newsworthy if the China made grenades had malfunctioned, caused the terrorists to develop melamine kidney stones, or had been obvious fakes/copies of a legitimate brand.
Otherwise, nothing new to see here...
Actually M16A1's are manufactured under license in the Philippines, so I believe BBC is making ignorant assumptions on matters BBC is no expert on.
BTW Many ex Republic of Vietnam arms ended up on the black market in Asia also.