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Goa grapples with twin terror threats
Attack by right-wing group targeted public event whereas jihadi outfits eye popular spots — police
- IANS
- Published: 00:00 November 3, 2009
Panaji: There is a difference between jihadi terrorism and right-wing Hindu terrorism, the police here believe.
A senior police official who is investigating the Diwali-eve blast carried out by members affiliated to the Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha (SS) in Margao, a major town in South Goa 35 kilometres from here, said that the October 16 blast was aimed at targeting a public event, unlike other threats by jihadi groups received by Goa in the past.
Different goals
"The aims and goals of both groups differ. Jihadi elements have threatened Goa's coastline in the past. We have also received threats at places frequented by tourists in the past. But this is different," Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande told reporters.
"The recent attack shows that the target was a public [event] frequented by many people. Chaos was perhaps their intended objective."
Goa, a tourist haven, has received several terror threats in the past especially from October to March, the period which attracts the most tourists to the state.
The threats from jihadi groups, according to police, targeted popular night spots.
After the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai last year, Goa saw bunkers and gun turrets all along its beaches after intelligence agencies warned of a terror threat from the sea.
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