Malaysian police were probing if there was any link to Malaysia in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, local newspapers The Star reported on Monday.
Malaysian police were ascertaining if Malaysian travel documents were used to facilitate the movements of the terrorists in the Mumbai massacre, the English-language daily said.
Some Foreign reports claimed that the gunmen who killed 180 people in Mumbai attacks were said to have had Malaysian addresses, and Malaysian-issued credit cards were also found there, according to the daily.
Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar denied any link to Malaysia in the attacks.
He said that the Malaysian authorities would assist their Indian counterparts to investigate the identities of the gunmen who allegedly had Malaysian addresses.
Syed Hamid said that Malaysian travel documents were much sought after in the international arena and syndicates liked to forge Malaysian travel documents.
Malaysian Consul-General to India Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah has also dismissed the alleged Malaysian involvement in the terrorist attacks, The Star said.
He said the Times of India newspaper could have misreported that some of the terrorists had Malaysian identity cards, adding that only a fake Mauritius identity card was found.
Syed Hamid said the police were waiting for a detailed report from India as there were conflicting reports.
Malaysian police chief Musa Hassan said that Malaysian police had sought assistance from their foreign counterparts to verify the authenticity of Malaysian credit cards found at the scene.
The cards could belong to tourists as many Malaysians went there often, he said.
The Times of India had earlier reported that nine of the gunmen had claimed to be Malaysian students when they visited Mumbai months ago for reconnaissance work.
"So far, we have not received any report that Malaysian documents were found and no one has asked us for our assistance," Wan Zaidi was quoted as saying by The Star.
Source:Xinhua
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