It's 15:00 Universal Time. And here is the news from the Voice of America. I'm David DeForest from the VOA News Center in Washington.
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] A fragile cooperation between India and Pakistan in investigating last November's terror attack in Mumbai has suffered a setback with a statement by the Pakistani naval chief of staff speaking to reporters in Karachi, Admiral Noman Bashir contradicted his own government’s earlier assertion that the attackers used the sea route to infiltrate India's major port city. The Admiral says there is no proof of India's claim that the only arrested terror suspect went by sea from Pakistan to carry out the attack in Mumbai. He further calls the Mumbai siege “a complete failure of the Indian navy.” The comment repeatedly broadcast by Indian TV news channels prompted an immediate reaction from officials here. They were quick to point out not only India but also other countries have concluded that the evidence clearly shows the terrorist infiltrated by sea from Pakistani. Steve Herman VOA News, New Delhi.
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