Rice Urges Pakistani Response to Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

World | December 4, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
Rice Urges Pakistani Response to Mumbai Terrorist Attacks: Rice Urges Pakistani Response to Mumbai Terrorist Attacks US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged India and Pakistan to cooperate in investigating last week's Mumbai attacks. File photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived Thursday in Islamabad for talks aimed at easing Indian-Pakistani tensions over last week's attacks in Mumbai and urged Pakistan to mount a "robust" response.

Rice's arrival follows meetings with Indian officials on Wednesday when she said Pakistan "has a central role to play" in cracking down on militant groups within its borders.

While in India, Rice also said the Pakistani government needed to help with the investigation into who was behind the attacks, and that it should act with "urgency and resolve."

At least 179 died when a band of gunmen attacked 10 targets in Mumbai including the city's top two hotels, The Oberoi and the Taj Mahal. The attacks sparked three days of battles with police and Indian troops in the heart of the city.

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