I could not sleep during Mumbai attack: Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: He may have made many bowlers lose their sleep by his explosive batting but Sachin Tendulkar could not close his eyes on the night the terror struck Mumbai, so disturbed was he. " I have been disturbed. I have been tracking the horrific images of mayhem on television. It saddened me to see my countrymen being targeted. I couldn't sleep all this time. I am numb, the images keep playing in my head," Tendulkar said. "This was just not an attack on Mumbai; it is an attack on India," he added. Tendulkar saluted the security persons who risked their lives to save the people of Mumbai. lick site

Mumbai attackers came from Pakistan: India

Updated at: 1949 PST, Wednesday, December 03, 2008 NEW DELHI: India's foreign minister said Wednesday there was "no doubt" that the militants who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan and were coordinated from Pakistan."I informed Dr. Rice that there is no doubt the terrorists were individuals who came from Pakistan and whose controllers are in Pakistan," foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee said at a joint news conference with visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.He said India wanted to see that "the terrorists and organisations who perpetrated these attacks are arrested and brought to justice"."We expect all friendly governments and the international community to ensure that this happens," he said."What action will be taken by the government will depend on the response we have from the Pakistan authorities."I am expecting the response, (and) after obtaining the response, whatever the government considers necessary to protect its territorial integrity, safety and security of its citizens, the government will do that," he added. link site

Four security personnel injured in suicide attack

Updated at: 2112 PST, Wednesday, December 03, 2008 CHARSADDA: Four security men sustained injuries in a suicide attack in Shabqadar area of Charsadda district on Wednesday, a senior police officer said. “Four personnel of paramilitary Mohmand Rifles sustained injuries when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle at Subhan Khawar area Wednesday evening,” DPO Charsadda Waqif Khan told reporters.The suicide bomber, riding a donkey-cart immediately jumped over the van of Mohamand Rifle, he added. The injured were immediately shifted to hospital for treatment. The security forces and police soon after the incident rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. link site