Mumbai 26 August : For the fourth time in less than a week and a half, Mumbai Police received a warning on Friday.Mumbai Police on Friday were issued a warning, this time advising them to “avoid an attack of the Somalia type” in India, in the context of the attack on an hotel in the African capital of the country.The latest alert was received via the Mumbai Traffic Police helpline number via an international number and the matter is being investigated in accordance with the standard procedures of the Mumbai Cyber Police Cell.
The string of warnings, threats, and threats are being considered seriously, especially in the context of the 10 days Ganeshotsav festival which will commence on August 31st, when a huge number of people will take to the streets.
The latest message came in the wake of the first threat that was posed on the 18th of August, when a boat with three AK-56s as well as ammunition washed up in Raigad and was followed by WhatsApp messages on the 20th of August warning of the possibility of a “26/11-style” attack in Mumbai.
The police were again on high alert following an extortion threat had been received from the Hotel Lalit near the Mumbai Airport on the 23rd of August In the event that it was not fulfilled, bombs would be set off at the hotel.
However, it was later discovered to be a fake that was followed by a “Somalia-style alert” for attack.
On the 19th of August Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab attacked the Hotel Hayat in the east African capital city of the nation of Mogadishu, in which at least 21 people were killed and more than 120 were injured.
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