without logistical support from LeT supporters holed up in the metropolis. Not only was a thorough reconnaissance of the five targets-Cafe Leopold, the Taj, the Trident, Nariman House and CST-done and the information and detailed maps sent to the LeT headquarters in Muridke, Pakistan, but there was also reason to believe that the 10 terrorists were guided to their targets by certain elements based in Mumbai.

1. "Otherwise it is not possible, for example, for strangers to the city, to easily zero in on Nariman House which is located in a labyrinth of lanes in Colaba.
2. someone has guided the mechanised boat in which the ten terrorists were travelling to precision land at Machchimar Nagar in front of Badhwar Park in Colaba.
3. in the evening it is virtually impossible to get taxis in front of Badhwar Park, but the terrorists appear to have got four with ease,'' a senior official observed.
4. The possible role of Mohammed Ali, a hardcore member of the Dawood Ibrahim, gang, who is known to operate dozens of unregistered boats in and around south Mumbai, has not been factored in at all by the state police.
5. Even though the terrorists had used GPS equipment for navigation, they could have been guided through the coast guard lines up to Machchimar Nagar by Ali's men.
6. Russian intelligence agency and others have been stating for the past several weeks that the Dawood Ibrahim gang had backed the terror operation.
7. Narayan Rane has gone on record stating that logistical support for the massacre was provided locally.
8. But the police have not questioned him for over two months.
9. After admitting for the first time there was local support for the Mumbai terror attack leaving the Government embarassed, Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor tonight backtracked from his remarks
10. Gaffor said some Indian nationals were among the 16 men including Pakistanis wanted for their role in the carnage.
11. Gafoor in remarks seen as lending weight to claims of possible local support said, "Fourteen to sixteen men, which includes Indians and Pakistanis, are wanted in the attacks."
12. in the 26/11 strikes of whom nine have been killed while one terrorist--Ajmal Kasab-- was captured and six were were still wanted.
13. The six Pakistanis included Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and suspected 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah,
14. Gafoor earlier had also said that two Indians have already been arrested, a reference to Fahim Ansari and Sahabuddin, who hail from Uttar Pradesh.
15. The local link to 26/11 had also triggered a slugfest between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.