December 15, 2006
Al Qaeda Threat to Goa, India
The Indians are playing down the threat. Hopefully that is a good sign that action has been taken. But the way these news reports read, it sounds as if they are dismissing the Israeli warning.
Word of advice to India: Israeli intelligence is perhaps the best in the world. When they give you a warning, take it. Forbes:
Police in the seaside resort state of Goa rejected Israeli warnings of 'a severe terror threat' by al-Qaeda ahead of New Year celebrations.Why do I get that Jaws vibe here? You know, don't scare the tourists away.'We have not received any specific threat or intelligence on such a threat either from New Delhi or any international agency,' Goa state police chief B.S. Brar told Agence France-Presse.
In Jerusalem, the counter-security headquarters advised Israelis travelling to India to avoid the resort in western India.
'Travelers in Goa are under a severe terror threat of al-Qaeda attacks,' it said in a statement yesterday.
'As part of the existing al-Qaeda terror threat in India, there is currently a concrete threat concentrated in the Goa region,' it added.
By Dr. Rusty Shackleford at December 15, 2006 08:47 AM | | l digg this
