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NEW DELHI, April 10 (KUNA) -- India has vehemently rejected Pakistans
allegation that New Delhi had a hand in the March 3 terrorist attack on the
Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3 in Lahore.
India described Pakistans allegation as "preposterous."
Speaking to media persons in New Delhi on Friday, Indias Minister of State
for External Affairs Anand Sharma said that it is world-known that Pakistan
was the centre of the menace of international terrorism.
It is universally known that all terror activities emanated from Pakistani
soil. They should first set their house in order, he added.
Sharma said this while reacting to Lahore Police chief Pervaiz Rathores
statement that there was "evidence" of an Indian involvement in the attack on
Sri Lankan cricketers at Lahore's Liberty Chowk.
"With the help of other intelligence agencies, there has been considerable
in this case. One thing is for sure that there is an Indian hand behind the
attack," said Rathore earlier in the day.
At least eight policemen were killed in the terrorist attack and a few of
the Lankan cricketers had received bullet injuries. An unspecified number of
terrorists had attacked the bus carrying the Lankan cricketers to the cricket
stadium for the ongoing Test match. (end)
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