India says trawler may have delivered attackers

“Whether the trawler was hijacked or not is being investigated, but some of the things found on the trawler are bad news,” he said, declining to be named. “The boat was used to drop off men.” Indian investigators say the militants who attacked Mumbai, killing around 120 people, arrived by sea in rubber dinghies, but are trying to trace the ship which ferried them close to the city.

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pinned the blame for the attacks on militants based in a neighbouring country, usually meaning Pakistan.

Newspapers say three of the militants arrested have confessed to being Pakistani members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group. The NDTV news channel, citing unnamed sources, said the Indian-owned trawler had been hijacked in Pakistani waters 14 days ago, and was found abandoned on Thursday with satellite phones on board.

The Indian navy has also detained two ships believed to be Pakistani-owned and was investigating them, while a

anama-owned vessel which recently docked in Karachi had also been seized and was being checked out, officials said.

“The vessel was considered suspicious and it was chased by a frigate and a fast attack craft,” the navy said in a statement. “A thorough check of all compartments and cargo is in progress.”

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