Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, saying the attacks in Mumbai are “the kind of terror in which al-Qaeda participates.”
Rice arrived in India on Wednesday as part of a U.S. effort to ease tensions in the region after a three-day terrorist attack killed 171 people in India’s financial capital.
“Whether there is a direct al-Qaeda hand or not, this is clearly the kind of terror in which al-Qaeda participates,” she said during a press conference.
“We are not going to jump to any conclusions about who is responsible for this although the U.S. is prepared and is already actively engaged in information sharing.”
Pakistan’s president, meanwhile, said any of the 20 suspects wanted by India would be tried in Pakistan if there is evidence of wrongdoing.
Rice, America’s top diplomat, was to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top officials. U.S. officials have pointed the finger at Pakistani-based groups in the attacks and have pressured Islamabad to cooperate in the investigation.
As evidence of the militants’ links to Pakistan mounted, authorities said Tuesday that ex-Pakistani army officers trained the gunmen behind the attacks — some for up to 18 months — and the group set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi.
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