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India: An Arrest Prompts Concerns in India's IT Sector

Feb 22, 2008 | 22:18 GMT

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Summary

A 32-year-old software engineer belonging to the Students Islamic Movement of India was arrested late Feb. 21 in the high-tech city of Bangalore on terrorism-related charges. The arrest raises fears that Islamist militants in India are looking to carry out attacks against the country's valued information technology sector.

The Feb. 21 arrest of a software engineer on terrorism-related charges raises concerns that India's Islamist militants are eyeing the country's valued information technology industry as a target for more attacks....

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