Attack similar to Jama Masjid blast
Indian security and intelligence agencies are examining the similarities between the explosions in Israeli diplomat’s vehicle and the Jama Masjid shooting and blast in September 2010. Incidentally, it was the Israeli security experts here who first confirmed to the Indian agencies that use of remote control explosives in moving vehicles was common in their country and targeting Israelis across the world.
It is only then that the Indian security agencies started taking the theory of a motorcyclist chasing the vehicle and sticking a remote control device to the Innova vehicle more seriously. Thus, the first and the most striking similarity between the two incidents, the use of a motorcycle by the assailants.
Then, sources said, both incidents were very well-planned but could not be executed properly.
For instance, in the Jama Masjid case the explosive kept in a Maruti car did not explode and similarly in Monday’s incident also it appears that the explosive was of low intensity.
In fact, sources added, prima facie it appears that in Monday’s incident also, the explosive did not trigger properly as the original plan was to blast the vehicle’s fuel tank as the remote controlled device was attached close to the fuel lid.
Officials associated with the investigations claim if the similarities between the two incidents as any indication to go by, then the possibility of an Indian Mujahideen module being behind the blast cannot be ruled out.
Another similarity between the two incidents is that on both occasions foreigners have been targeted. While it was Taiwanese at Jama Masjid, it is Israeli diplomat on Monday. The strategy clearly was to embarrass India at a global level in both the cases.
Further, investigators feel that the IM may want to retaliate as its top cadres, the Darbhanga module, have been arrested in a massive operation by intelligence agencies both for terror cases in Delhi and Mumbai. But the India chief of IM, Yasin Bhatkal, is still at large and active. Thus, the investigating agencies are first exploring the possibility of IM being involved in Monday’s terror attack.
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