Latest update: 29/11/2008 

In the Papers
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France 24 journalists present a daily round-up of the international press.
By Nadia CHARBIT (text)

 


The Times of India (India)
Arrested terrorists say gang hoped to get away
In a “sensational disclosure” one of the terrorists arrested in Mumbai gives details of how his group was told this was not a suicide mission. A GPS was in fact found on board the boats used by the terrorists to enter Mumbai, and it had been programmed for a return trip. The man also gave information on their mission and the training they were given.
 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Clues nudge India to look beyond Pakistan
According to Pakistan’s most widely circulated English language daily, India is “obsessed with a Pakistani hand in the horrific-blood-letting”. The Dawn admits that the Pakistani foreign minister’s unconvincing declaration that there are no more training camps in the country doesn’t help. The daily points to the foreign targets, including Israelis, and suggests there should be a discussion on India’s Middle East policy. But the real question according to the daily is why Muslim terrorists chose to target the West …on Indian soil.
 
The Nation (Pakistan)
Back to the deep freeze
Recently-thawing relations between the two countries are at risk of cooling again, says The Nation, which finds that India is too quick to point the finger solely at Pakistan before any formal inquiry. India and Pakistan need to keep the channels of communication open to avoid any misunderstanding. The daily ends on a rather worrying note, saying that while those talks should take place, Pakistan should also hold itself ready in case of an attack from India….

Aujourd’hui en France (France)
They tell of their Mumbai hell
Eye-witness accounts are pouring in now that the hostages have been released. The French daily talked to two women caught in the Mumbai horror.

Evening Standard (UK)
Mumbai gun men ‘were British’
Despite the inverted commas, this is one gripping headline. It appears that up to seven of the terrorists could be British born Pakistanis… the information has not yet been confirmed by the Foreign Office. But security sources told the Standard that dozens of British nationals have already travelled to Pakistan to train in its terror camps.
 

 
 
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