A memo that was circulated to regional police, military and paramilitary units two weeks ago indicates Indian security officials had been expecting an attack. The memo, marked “top secret,” warned that a “sensational attack by terrorist outfits cannot be ruled out” in the mostly Muslim region. Opponents of Indian rule in Kashmir accuse Hindu-majority India of using the pilgrimage as a political statement to bolster its claim to the disputed region. India also blames the group for a 2008 attack that left 166 people dead in India’s commercial capital of Mumbai. The attack sparked outrage across Kashmir and much of India.

Source: Washington Post July 11, 2017 06:37 UTC