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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
By Associated Press  |   Wednesday, January 7, 2009  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Asia Pacific
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NEW DELHI — "Keep your phone switched on," a handler instructs a gunman by phone in the midst of the Mumbai siege, "so that we can hear the gunfire."

The ruthless commands come from a transcript of phone calls Indian authorities say they intercepted during the attacks in November. India says the men issuing orders, reprimands and encouragement to the young gunmen were Pakistani-based militants directing the attacks by mobile phone.

 
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