Terrorists may infiltrate west coast, warns Govt

TERROR AT THE DOORSTEP: The terror advisories were issued following inputs from the FBI.

Terrorists may infiltrate West Coast, warns Govt

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New Delhi: The Central Government issued a terror alert on Wednesday. The Home Ministry has warned that over 100 terrorists may infiltrate the West Coast in the coming days, sources told CNN-IBN.

The advisories have gone to Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Agra. It is believed that the advisories were issued following inputs from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The FBI conveyed the information after its interrogation of David Coleman Headley, an American held in the US for allegedly planning terror attacks in India.

Headley is believed to have had links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).

Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the Government will look into the possible connection between Headley and the terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed about 170 lives.

Chidambaram, however, could not say if there was any link between Headley and the 26/11 attacks.

"Headley visited India several times before 26/11 and, therefore, there's something we have to necessarily look into," said the Home Minister.

"But as of now, I can't say if there was a link or not,” he added.

Headley was arrested at Chicago airport on charges of plotting a major terror attack in India at the behest of LeT.

Information provided earlier by the FBI had revealed that Headley operated a visa agency in Mumbai for almost two years until July 2008 and had travelled to India on business visas nine times between 2006 and 2009.