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| Indian home minister Shivraj Patil and national security adviser MK Narayanan have submitted their resignations in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks. | |
| The moves come amid growing pressure on the Indian government to explain why it was unable to prevent the militant strike in which at least 172 died. | |
| It is not yet clear whether the resignations have been accepted. | |
| The attacks have increased tensions with Pakistan after allegations the gunmen had Pakistani links. | |
| Islamabad denies involvement. | |
| Last gunman killed | |
| Mr Patil wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "owning moral responsibility" for the attacks, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi, says. | Mr Patil wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "owning moral responsibility" for the attacks, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi, says. |
| Reports quoting Indian officials said MK Narayanan had handed in his resignation to the prime minister, and that Mr Singh had accepted it. | |
| More resignations may follow, our correspondent adds. | More resignations may follow, our correspondent adds. |
| See a detailed map of the area | See a detailed map of the area |
| The resignations come ahead of an all party meeting set for Sunday evening, which is poised to discuss new anti-terror measures in India - including new anti-terror laws, and the possible creation of new anti-terror agency. | |
| Earlier, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered full co-operation with India and his government denied any involvement in the deadly attacks. | Earlier, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered full co-operation with India and his government denied any involvement in the deadly attacks. |
| Indian troops killed the last of the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Saturday. | Indian troops killed the last of the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Saturday. |
| In pictures: Calm returnsMumbai police mourn their dead'Mumbai is in full mourning' | In pictures: Calm returnsMumbai police mourn their dead'Mumbai is in full mourning' |
| As few as 10 militants may have been involved in the assault which saw attacks in multiple locations including two hotels, a major railway station, a hospital and a Jewish centre. | As few as 10 militants may have been involved in the assault which saw attacks in multiple locations including two hotels, a major railway station, a hospital and a Jewish centre. |
| While the vast majority of victims were Indians, at least 22 foreigners are known to have died, including victims from Israel, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and France. One Briton, Andreas Liveras, was also killed. | While the vast majority of victims were Indians, at least 22 foreigners are known to have died, including victims from Israel, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and France. One Briton, Andreas Liveras, was also killed. |
| Some of the gunmen came ashore by rubber dinghy on the night the killing began, others are reported to have been in the city for months gathering information on their targets. | Some of the gunmen came ashore by rubber dinghy on the night the killing began, others are reported to have been in the city for months gathering information on their targets. |
| India's home ministry said the official toll in Mumbai was 183 killed, but earlier disaster authorities said at least 195 people had been killed and 295 wounded. | India's home ministry said the official toll in Mumbai was 183 killed, but earlier disaster authorities said at least 195 people had been killed and 295 wounded. |
| On Sunday morning the state governor put the death toll for the bombings at 172, although this could rise if more bodies are discovered in the search of the siege hotels. | |
| '9/11 for India' | '9/11 for India' |
| Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the strain in relations with India was serious but he hoped the crisis could be defused. | Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the strain in relations with India was serious but he hoped the crisis could be defused. |
| Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting in the capital Islamabad, he told reporters. | Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting in the capital Islamabad, he told reporters. |
| "Let us not fool ourselves, it is a serious situation when the people in India feel this is 9/11 for India. | "Let us not fool ourselves, it is a serious situation when the people in India feel this is 9/11 for India. |
| It is unclear whether Shivraj Patil's resignation has been accepted | It is unclear whether Shivraj Patil's resignation has been accepted |
| "I think as a responsible elected government, we cannot be oblivious of the seriousness of the situation." | "I think as a responsible elected government, we cannot be oblivious of the seriousness of the situation." |
| He pledged that intelligence officials would fully co-operate with the Indian investigation but added that the country's intelligence chief would not travel to India as earlier reported, something he called a "miscommunication". | He pledged that intelligence officials would fully co-operate with the Indian investigation but added that the country's intelligence chief would not travel to India as earlier reported, something he called a "miscommunication". |
| A senior security official said Pakistan had now received preliminary evidence from India, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad. | A senior security official said Pakistan had now received preliminary evidence from India, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad. |
| But he warned that if India started to mobilise troops, Pakistan would respond in kind, even if that meant pulling soldiers away from fighting Islamist militants on the Afghan border. | But he warned that if India started to mobilise troops, Pakistan would respond in kind, even if that meant pulling soldiers away from fighting Islamist militants on the Afghan border. |
| He said the next 48 hours would be crucial in determining to what level tensions would escalate. | He said the next 48 hours would be crucial in determining to what level tensions would escalate. |
| Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said earlier he believed that a group based outside India was behind the killings and senior Indian politicians have said the only surviving gunman to be captured is from Pakistan. | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said earlier he believed that a group based outside India was behind the killings and senior Indian politicians have said the only surviving gunman to be captured is from Pakistan. |
| A claim of responsibility for this week's attacks was made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen - a reference to a mainly Muslim region of India. | A claim of responsibility for this week's attacks was made by a previously unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen - a reference to a mainly Muslim region of India. |
| According to a statement leaked to Indian newspapers, the one alleged militant captured alive, named as Azam Amir Qasab, said the Mumbai militants had received training from an Islamist group once backed by Pakistani intelligence, Lashkar-e-Toiba. | According to a statement leaked to Indian newspapers, the one alleged militant captured alive, named as Azam Amir Qasab, said the Mumbai militants had received training from an Islamist group once backed by Pakistani intelligence, Lashkar-e-Toiba. |
| Pakistan banned the group in 2002 at US insistence. | Pakistan banned the group in 2002 at US insistence. |
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