Terror bid foiled as Coast Guard intercepts Pak boat with explosives off Gujarat coast

Mangalore Today News Network

Ahmedabad, Jan 02, 2015 (NDTV):  The Indian Coast Guard foiled a possible terror attack bid when it intercepted a suspicious Pakistani boat off the Porbander coast in Gujarat.

As per a statement by the Defence Ministry, Coast Guard ships and choppers intercepted the suspicious Pakistani fishing vessel about 365 kilometres (some 200 nautical miles) off the Porbander coast.

 

The vessel was carrying explosives and it was intercepted after an hour-long chase.

The statement said four crew members were spotted on board the vessel who set it on fire after being chased. The boat ultimately sank following an explosion.

The Coast Guard has deployed three to four ships and several helicopters in the area to ensure none of the suspected crew members managed to flee.

Sources believe there were four people on the boat.

In 26/11, a Pakistani boat sailed into Mumbai with 10 terrorists on board who then split into pairs and struck the city’s landmarks; 166 people were killed in India’s worst-ever terror attack.